Word · Frequency #22705
thither
到那里；向那边
核心释义
to or toward that place; away from the speaker
- 1.
位于那一边的；向那边的；到那儿；向那方
r to or toward that place; away from the speaker
到那儿；向那方
用法In use
The messenger was sent thither with urgent news.
用法提示：thither 为副词，表示“到那个地方”，指离开说话者方向的处所。
We shall travel thither by train.
用法提示：thither 作副词，表示动作的方向“向那边”，修饰动词 travel。
He walked thither across the field.
用法提示：thither 是副词，这里指“向那方”，说明行走的方向。
go thither
表示“到那里”；这个词较古旧，多用于文学或正式文体，口语中常说 there。
They went thither by coach.
他们乘马车去了那里。
hither and thither
固定短语，表示“到处、四面八方”，相当于 here and there。
The children ran hither and thither in the garden.
孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hither and thither
- 到处；四处
- The frightened sheep ran hither and thither across the field.受惊的羊群在田野上到处乱跑。
- go thither
- 到那里去；前往那里
- We decided to go thither by boat.我们决定乘船去那里。
- send thither
- 派往那里；送到那里
- The commander sent reinforcements thither without delay.指挥官立即派增援部队前往那里。
- thither side
- 对岸；那边
- The village lies on the thither side of the mountain.村庄位于山的那一边。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 thither 联想 the(那个)+ther(e)(那里)，th 像张开的手指向远处，即“到那儿、向那边”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式文体、修辞性表达 该词为文言或正式用语，现代英语中通常不用，多见于文学、历史或修辞性文本。日常口语中用 there 或 to that place 更自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These rhyme with thither /ˈθiðə/: hither /ˈhɪðə/, whither /ˈwɪðə/, dither /ˈdɪðə/, and slither /ˈslɪðə/. Spelled with the same -ither ending, either /ˈaɪðə/ and neither /ˈnaɪðə/ do NOT rhyme because their stressed vowel is /aɪ/ instead of /ɪ/ (some speakers also say /ˈiːðə/ and /ˈniːðə/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.