he

Word family

he1 /i, hi; strong hiː/ S1 W1 pronoun [used as the subject of a verb] → s/he

1 MANSEX/GENDERused to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned or is already known about 他；它〔指雄性动物〕

‘Where’s Paul?’ ‘He’s gone to the cinema.’

“保罗在哪儿？”“他去看电影了。”

It was he who first suggested the idea.

是他先提出这个想法的。

2 PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking about someone who may be male or female. Some people think this use is old-fashioned. 人，他〔泛指男性或女性，有人认为这种用法过时〕 → they

Everyone should do what he considers best.

每个人都应按照自己认为最好的去做。

n3. → He

Examples from the Corpus

he• How old is he?• "Does Josh still live in New York?" "No, he moved to Ohio."• He's my brother.

used when writing about God 上帝〔用于书面语中〕

he2 /hiː/ noun [singular] informal → s/he

a male person or animal 男性；雄性动物

I discovered that Mel wasn’t a he, but a she.

我发现梅尔不是男人，而是女人。

Examples from the Corpus

he• I think Wilko knows what hes doing.

SEX/GENDERa male animal 〔动物〕雄（性的）

a he-goat

公山羊

H.E.

NAME OF A PERSONthe written abbreviation of His/Her Excellency, used in the title of an ambassador / His/Her Excellency 的缩写，阁下〔用于大使头衔〕

Origin he

Old English

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Chinese

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