pronoun

名词 n.
/ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/    /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
    — The possessive conjunctive pronoun is always repeated before a substantive, and after a conjunction; as my brothers and sisters, mes frères & mes sœurs; […]
  2. Ellipsis of preferred pronoun, 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. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,in-plural,specifically
    — My pronouns are she/her. What are your pronouns?

词形变化

pronouns plural pronoune alternative

词源

From pro- + noun, modeled on Middle French pronom, from Latin pronomen, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ (ăntōnŭmĭ́ā).
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