thither
外观
英語
[编辑]詞源
[编辑]繼承自中古英語 thider,繼承自古英語 þider,為早期 þæder (“到那裡”) 的變化(可能類似於 hider (“往這裡”)),繼承自原始日耳曼語 *þadrê。
發音
[编辑]- (標準英音) 國際音標(幫助): /ˈðɪðə/、/ˈθɪðə/
- (通用美式) 國際音標(幫助): /ˈðɪðɚ/、/ˈθɪðɚ/
音頻 (通用美式): (檔案) - 韻部:-ɪðə(ɹ)
- 斷字:thi‧ther
副詞
[编辑]thither (無比較級)
- (主要用於書面或法律,古舊) 到那裡,向那邊
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version),London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 19:20:
- Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither […]
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- Template:RQ:Boyle Sceptical Chymist
- Template:RQ:Defoe Tradesman
- Template:RQ:Asbjornsen Braekstad Tales
- 1922 February,James Joyce,Ulysses,Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
- And there rises a shining palace whose crystal glittering roof is seen by mariners who traverse the extensive sea in barks built expressly for that purpose, and thither come all herds and fatlings and firstfruits of that land for O'Connell Fitzsimon takes toll of them, a chieftain descended from chieftains.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (古舊) 到達那個點、終點或結果
- The argument tended thither.
- 爭論朝著那個方向發展。
用法說明
[编辑]- 仍常見於短語 hither and thither 中。
近義詞
[编辑]- there、over there、away there;yonder (古舊或方言用語)
反義詞
[编辑]派生詞彙
[编辑]相關詞彙
[编辑]形容詞
[编辑]thither (比較級 —,最高級 thithermost)
近義詞
[编辑]- 參見 farther
參見
[编辑]| here | there | where | |
| to | hither | thither | whither |
| from | hence | thence | whence |