thou
gb/ðˈaʊ/ us/ðˈaʊ/
C1
英语
~ 25600
义项
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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.
用法模式：
thou [verb]
常见错误：
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”).
近义词
you (Modern, normal form for both singular and plural; unlike “thou,” it is not archaic.)
反义词
I (Refers to the speaker, not the person spoken to, so it contrasts with second-person “thou/you.”)
搭配
thou art
|thou shalt
|thou hast
|thou wilt
|thou didst
|thou knowest
主题
language
|religion
|literature
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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?
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
informal
C1
quantity
2
informal word for a thousand
A short, casual way to say “one thousand,” usually about money.
用法模式：
[number] thou
常见错误：
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.
近义词
thousand (Standard and neutral; unlike “thou,” it is not slangy or restricted to money talk.)
反义词
zero (Represents no money at all, the opposite end of amount compared with “a thousand.”)
搭配
twenty thou
|a few thou
|earn [number] thou a year
|drop a couple of thou
|owe him five thou
主题
money
|daily life
|finance
|business
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
thou
IPA
GB/ðˈaʊ/
US/ðˈaʊ/
音节与重音
thou （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (thou)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: thou
- Plural: thous
词族
Forms
thous
noun
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.”
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.