Word · Frequency #22705
thither
到那里；向那边
to or toward that place; away from the speaker
- 1.
r to or toward that place; away from the speaker
位于那一边的；向那边的；到那儿；向那方
到那儿；向那方
In use
The messenger was sent thither with urgent news.
We shall travel thither by train.
He walked thither across the field.
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。
the thither side of [noun]
形容词用法，表示“那一侧的”，多见于书面或文学语境。
The village lies on the thither side of the hill.
村庄位于山的那一边。
Common mistakes
He lives thither.He lives there.
thither 是表示“向那里/到那边”的趋向副词，强调朝某个方向移动的动作；表示静态的“在那里”应使用 there，不能用 thither。
I went to thither.I went thither.
thither 本身已包含“to”（到/向）的意思，相当于 to that place，因此前面不能再加介词 to，这是受汉语“到那儿”影响产生的冗余。
Please come thither.Please come hither.
hither 意为“到这里/向这边”，thither 意为“到那里/向那边”，二者方向相反。请对方到自己这边应用 hither。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- hither and thither
- 到处；向四面八方The crowd scattered hither and thither when the rain started.雨一开始下，人群就四散奔逃。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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.