thing

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈθɪŋ/|[ˈθɪŋ]    /ˈθɪŋ/|[ˈθɪŋ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
    — Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
  2. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
  3. An individual object or distinct entity.
  4. Whatever can be owned.
  5. Corporeal object.
  6. Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear. in-plural
    — Hold on, let me just grab my things.
  7. The latest fad or fashion. dated
    — To go to bed late, to rise late, to breakfast late, to dine late, and to visit late, is to be “quite the thing,” or in good English, which you may understand better than the first phrase, to be in the fashion.
  8. A custom or practice. informal
    — Cheek kissing is a French thing; you get used to it after a while.
  9. A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief). informal
    — Q: Bacon pie? Is that a thing? A: Yes, I checked into it, and it's a thing. Some people are even connoisseurs about it.
  10. A unit or container, usually containing consumable goods. informal
    — Could you get me a thing of apple juice at the store?
  11. A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor. informal
    — The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
  12. A penis. euphemistic,slang
    — “Oh Gertie it’s true. It’s all true. They’ve got a horrid gash instead of a thrilling thing.”
  13. A vulva or vagina. euphemistic,slang
    — ‘They reckon she lets her dogs lick her thing.’
  14. A living being or creature.
    — you poor thing
  15. Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
    — Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing.
  16. That which is favoured; personal preference. informal
    — it's not really my thing
  17. One's typical routine, habits, or manner. informal
    — let me do my thing; I'm here doing my thing
  18. A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country. historical
    — In accordance with Old Germanic custom men came to the thing fully armed, [...]
  19. A romantic relationship. informal
    — I can screw you in front of everyone. I don't care, we have a thing going on, you know. I love you,” she said.
  20. A romantic couple. informal
    — Are John and Jennifer a thing again? I thought they broke up.
  21. Alternative form of ting. Multicultural-London-English,alt-of,alternative
  22. Girl; attractive woman. Multicultural-London-English
    — Look at the nyash on that thing!
动词 v.
  1. To express as a thing; to reify. rare

词形变化

things plural thang alternative,pronunciation-spelling,slang,usually thin' alternative,informal,pronunciation-spelling thinge alternative,archaic thynge alternative,obsolete ting alternative things present,singular,third-person thinging participle,present thinged participle,past thinged past thang alternative,pronunciation-spelling,slang,usually thin' alternative,informal,pronunciation-spelling thinge alternative,archaic thynge alternative,obsolete ting alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little learning is a dangerous thing all good things come to an end all good things must come to an end allthing all things being equal all things come to those who wait all things considered all things to all men all things to all people a mind is a terrible thing to waste among other things and another thing another thing any old thing anything a thing or two bad things come in threes be another thing be a thing be one thing best thing since sliced bread best thing since sliced pan big things come in small packages bright young thing by the looks of things chance'd be a fine thing chance would be a fine thing close thing current thing cute girls doing cute things done thing do one's own thing do one's thing do the decent thing do the handsome thing do the honorable thing do the honourable thing do the proper thing do the right thing everything finer things first thing first things first for another thing for one thing good thing good things come in small packages good things come in threes good things come to those who wait grand scheme of things greatest thing since sliced bread have another thing coming have a thing have a thing going on hear things here's the thing how are things how's every little thing how's things husting if it's not one thing it's another if it's the last thing I do internet of things in the nature of things in the swim of things just one of those things last big thing last thing last thing one needs leave things alone leave things be let things alone let things be living thing main thing make a big thing out of man is the measure of all things manthing minor thing near thing next big thing next thing one knows nonthing no small thing no such thing nothing of all things old thing one of those things one thing after another one thing leads to another one thing led to another one thing or another orange bitey thing over-things plaything real thing render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's said the thing same thing scheme of things things show someone a thing or two soft thing something spell things out stranger things have happened sure thing sweet young thing swing of things tea-things that's the thing the best things in life are free the best things in life aren't things the next best thing there ain't no such thing as a free lunch there is no such thing as bad press there is no such thing as bad publicity there's no such thing as a free lunch there's no such thing as a stupid question these things happen the shape of things to come the thing the thing is the thing of it the very thing the way things are going they're only after one thing thick of things thingal thingamajig thingee thinger thinghood thingification thingify thing in action thinginess thing-in-itself thing in possession thing is thingish thingism thingless thinglet thinglike thingly thingness thingo thing of nothing thing of the past things that go bump in the night thing theory thingy this is why we can't have nice things this, that, and the other thing throw things at the wall and see what sticks time heals all things too much of a good thing underthing unthing vision thing werething wild thing worse things happen at sea

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tenk-?
Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm
Proto-Germanic *þingą
Proto-West Germanic *þing
Old English þing
Middle English thing
English thing
From Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Ding (“thing”), West Frisian ting, ding (“thing”), Dutch ding (“thing”), German Low German Ding (“thing”), German Ding (“thing”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ting (“thing”), Faroese ting (“parliament, assembly”), Icelandic þing (“congress, assembly”).
The word originally meant "assembly", then came to mean a specific issue discussed at such an assembly, and ultimately came to mean most broadly "an object". Compare Latin rēs, also meaning "legal matter", and same transition from Latin causa (“legal matter”) to "thing" in Romance languages. Modern use to refer to a Germanic assembly is likely influenced by cognates (from the same Proto-Germanic root) like Old Norse þing (“thing”), Danish ting, Swedish ting, and Old High German ding with this meaning.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tenk-?
Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm
Proto-Germanic *þingą
Proto-West Germanic *þing
Old English þing
Middle English thing
English thing
From Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Ding (“thing”), West Frisian ting, ding (“thing”), Dutch ding (“thing”), German Low German Ding (“thing”), German Ding (“thing”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ting (“thing”), Faroese ting (“parliament, assembly”), Icelandic þing (“congress, assembly”).
The word originally meant "assembly", then came to mean a specific issue discussed at such an assembly, and ultimately came to mean most broadly "an object". Compare Latin rēs, also meaning "legal matter", and same transition from Latin causa (“legal matter”) to "thing" in Romance languages. Modern use to refer to a Germanic assembly is likely influenced by cognates (from the same Proto-Germanic root) like Old Norse þing (“thing”), Danish ting, Swedish ting, and Old High German ding with this meaning.
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