thou
gb/ðˈaʊ/ us/ðˈaʊ/
C1
영어
~ 25600
의미
의미 0개
pronoun
archaic
C1
relation
1
archaic singular subject 'you'
An old word that means “you” when speaking to one person, used as the subject of the verb.
사용 패턴：
thou [verb]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners often think “thou” is just a poetic version of “you” that can be used in modern speech, but in normal contemporary English it sounds wrong or joking. They may also confuse “thou” (subject) with “thee” (object), and forget that verbs often take special endings with “thou” (e.g., “thou art,” “thou hast,” “thou shalt,” not *“thou are” or *“thou have”).
유의어
you (Modern, normal form for both singular and plural; unlike “thou,” it is not archaic.)
반의어
I (Refers to the speaker, not the person spoken to, so it contrasts with second-person “thou/you.”)
연어
thou art
|thou shalt
|thou hast
|thou wilt
|thou didst
|thou knowest
주제
language
|religion
|literature
|communication
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Thou art my closest friend, and I trust thee with all my heart.
- If thou wilt listen, I shall tell thee the whole tale.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me.
- What seekest thou in this desolate place?
학습자용 예문
- Thou art very kind to me.
- Thou shalt not steal is a famous line from the Bible.
- In this old poem, a man says to his love, “Thou art fair.”
- Some people still say thou when they pray.
- My teacher showed us how thou means you in old English.
명사
informal
C1
quantity
2
informal word for a thousand
A short, casual way to say “one thousand,” usually about money.
사용 패턴：
[number] thou
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think “thou” here still means the old pronoun “you.” In this sense it is a noun and is usually written after a number to mean “thousand,” mainly for money. It is informal and is not used in careful writing.
유의어
thousand (Standard and neutral; unlike “thou,” it is not slangy or restricted to money talk.)
반의어
zero (Represents no money at all, the opposite end of amount compared with “a thousand.”)
연어
twenty thou
|a few thou
|earn [number] thou a year
|drop a couple of thou
|owe him five thou
주제
money
|daily life
|finance
|business
|core_vocabulary
예문
- He put ten thou into the business and hoped it would grow.
- The car cost me about fifteen thou, which was more than I planned.
- She said she wouldn’t take a job for less than thirty thou a year.
- They lost a few thou on that bad investment.
- I can lend you two thou until next month if you really need it.
학습자용 예문
- He earns thirty thou a year in his new job.
- The ring is worth at least five thou.
- They saved ten thou to buy a house.
- She borrowed two thou from her parents.
- I don’t have a spare thou to spend on a new phone.
문법
기본형
thou
IPA
GB/ðˈaʊ/
US/ðˈaʊ/
음절 및 강세
thou （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (thou)
활용형
Noun
- Base: thou
- Plural: thous
관련 단어
Forms
thous
noun
표현
holier than thou
1/hˈoʊliɚ ðən ðˈaʊ/
idiom
informal
acting morally superior to others
To behave as if you are better or more moral than other people, in a way that annoys them.
예문
- I can’t stand his holier than thou attitude about recycling.
- She sounded so holier than thou when she criticized everyone’s lifestyle choices.
- Stop being holier than thou; nobody is perfect.
thee and thou
1/ðˈi ˈænd θˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
literary
old-style second-person pronouns
A phrase used to talk about very old forms of English where people said “thee” and “thou” instead of “you.”
예문
- The play is written in full thee and thou style.
- Some people find all the thee and thou in old Bibles hard to understand.
- The teacher said the poet used thee and thou to sound more intimate and old-fashioned.
thou shalt not
1/ðˈaʊ ʃˈælt nˈɑt/
fixed phrase
archaic
strongly forbidding something
A very old-fashioned way to say that something is strongly not allowed, often used jokingly or when talking about religious rules.
예문
- In the Ten Commandments, many rules begin with “Thou shalt not.”
- Around here, thou shalt not speak during the movie is the first rule.
- He pointed to the sign as if it were a modern thou shalt not for the office.