thou
中文来自 ECDICT
- pron.
- 汝,你,尔
1词源 1
演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Middle English thou, tho, thogh, thoue, thouȝ, thow, thowe, tou, towe, thu, thue, thugh, tu, you (Northern England), ðhu, þeou, þeu, þou (the latter three early Southwest England), from Old English þū, from Proto-West Germanic *þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū (“you (singular), thou”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you, thou”).
释义(英文)
词族
2词源 2
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 thouen
词源说明
From Late Middle English thouen, theu, thew, thou, thowe, thowen, thui, thuy (“to address (a person) with thou, particularly in a contemptuous or polite manner”), from the pronoun thou: see etymology 1 above.
释义(英文)
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity
3词源 3
词源说明
Clipping of thou(sandth).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm).
4词源 4
词源说明
Clipping of thou(sand).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (slang) A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.).