we

we
pronoun
[first person plural]
  1. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together
    我们
    shall we have a drink?.
    我们喝一杯怎么样?。
    ■used to refer to the speaker together with other people regarded in the same category
    我们
    nobody knows kids better than we teachers do.
    没有人比我们当老师的更加了解小孩。
    ■people in general
    人们
    we should eat as varied and well-balanced a diet as possible.
    人们应该尽可能吃各种各样搭配均匀的食物。
    ■(W. Indian)us or our
    (西印度)我们(宾格);我们的
    thought you wasn't coming to look for we.
    我还以为你不会回来找我们了呢。
  2. used in formal contexts for or by a royal person, or by a writer or editor, to refer to himself or herself
    [帝王在正式场合的自称]朕,寡人;[作者或编辑在正式场合自称]笔者,本人;本报,本刊
    in this section we discuss the reasons.
    在本节里,笔者讨论其中的原因。
  3. used condescendingly to refer to the person being addressed
    [谦逊地指称听话者]你(们)
    how are we today?.
    各位今天怎么样?。
语源
  1. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wij and German wir
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