Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #9344
pronoun
代词
A word used in place of a noun or noun phrase, such as he, she, it, or they.
- 1.
A part of speech that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
- 2.
a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
用来代替名词或名词短语的功能词
- 3.
Any of the third-person pronouns by which a person prefers to be referred to, typically reflecting their gender identity; often communicated as a subject–object pair.
（反映性别认同的）人称代词；用来代替名词或名词短语的功能词
In use
In the sentence 'She is happy,' the word 'she' is a pronoun.
Can you identify the pronoun in this sentence?
Pronouns like 'he,' 'she,' and 'it' replace nouns to avoid repetition.
use a pronoun
You should use a pronoun to avoid repetition.
你应该使用代词以避免重复。
replace [noun] with a pronoun
Replace the noun 'John' with a pronoun.
用代词替换名词'John'。
a pronoun refers to [noun]
The pronoun 'he' refers to a male person.
Connections
Collocations
- personal pronoun
- 人称代词
- In English, 'I' is a personal pronoun.在英语中，'I' 是一个人称代词。
- possessive pronoun
- 物主代词
- 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun.'Mine' 是一个物主代词。
- relative pronoun
- 关系代词
- 'Who' is a relative pronoun in that sentence.在那个句子中，'who' 是一个关系代词。
- interrogative pronoun
- 疑问代词
- What is an interrogative pronoun.What 是一个疑问代词。
- demonstrative pronoun
- 指示代词
- That is a demonstrative pronoun.That 是一个指示代词。
- reflexive pronoun
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pro-表示'代替'，noun是'名词'，合起来就是'代词'，用来代替名词的词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：grammar、linguistics 代词在语法和语言学中是一个中性术语，通常用于学术或教学语境，在日常对话中也自然使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the '-oun' spelling and share the /aʊn/ sound, which matches the second syllable of 'pronoun'. Note that words like 'phone' (ending in '-one') have a different vowel sound (/əʊn/) and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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