◙ 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