he

he
pronoun

third person singular used to refer to a man, boy, or male animal previously mentioned or easily identified
他（第三人称）
everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman.
大家都喜欢我父亲—他是个十足的绅士。
■used to refer to a person or animal of unspecified sex (in modern use, now chiefly replaced by ‘he or she’ or ‘they’): see usage note below)
（不指出性别的）他（指或动物现代用法中多被‘he or she’ 或‘they’所代替）
every child needs to know that he is loved.
所有的孩子都应该知道自己被爱着。
■any person (in modern use, now chiefly replaced by ‘anyone’ or ‘the person’: see usage note below)
任何人（现代用法中主要被‘anyone’ 或 ‘the person’所代替）
he who is silent consents.
沉默就是同意。
■(W. Indian)him or his
(西印度)他（宾格）；他的
don't tell he nothing more.
别再对他多说了。

noun

[in sing.]a male; a man
男性，男子
is that a he or a she?.
是男的还是女的？。
■[in combination]male
雄性，公的
a he-goat.
公山羊。

语源

Old English he, hē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hij

用法

1 For a discussion of I am older than he versus I am older than himsee usage at personal pronoun.
2 Until recently, he was used uncontroversially to refer to a person of unspecified sex, as in every child needs to know that he is lovedIn the 20th century, this use has become problematic and has become a hallmark of old-fashioned language or sexism in language. Use of they as an alternative to he in this senseeveryone needs to feel that they matterhas been in use since the 18th century, in contexts where it occurs after an indefinite pronoun such as everyone or someone. It is becoming more and more accepted both in speech and in writing, and is used as the norm in this dictionary. Another alternative is he or she, though this can become tiresomely long-winded when used frequently

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