we
/wiː/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?
1.1
- used to refer to the speaker together with other people regarded in the same category我们(指说话者自己及其同类人):
nobody knows kids better than we teachers do.
没有人比我们当老师的更加了解小孩。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- 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的自称]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屈尊地指称听话者你(们):
how are we today?
各位今天怎么样?
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wij and German wir.