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thou pron.[古]你；尔；汝 (1) 那定是你一无所求的拥有。 Anyone familiar with the Bible knows the word thou means "you." As the word worked its way from Old English, it varied a little in its subtext, from a plural referring to higher-ups, then to equals, and, around 1450, as a slightly insulting reference suggesting inferiority. Today, it's used primarily by specific religious groups, or as a somewhat affected, archaic word in poetry. As a side note, if someone asks you for a thou, they mean a thousand dollars.

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英 [ðaʊ] 美 [ðaʊ] (1) Thou must possess it without desiring anything. The word thou, used in place of "you," is not used much in modern language. In fact, with its Biblical feeling, it’s most often used in religious contexts. Otherwise, it might be used as slang for thousand. 1[PRON-SING 单数型代词]See also:holier-than-thou；你，汝，尔(旧用词，现亦用于诗歌或宗教类语境，用作主语) Thou is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'you' when you are talking to only one person. It is used as the subject of a verb.

英语单词	thou
英美音标	英 [ðaʊ] 美 [ðaʊ]
中文释义	pron.[古]你；尔；汝
英语例句	(1) Thou must possess it without desiring anything.
中文例句	(1) 那定是你一无所求的拥有。
vocabulary简明	The word thou, used in place of "you," is not used much in modern language. In fact, with its Biblical feeling, it’s most often used in religious contexts. Otherwise, it might be used as slang for thousand.
vocabulary扩展	Anyone familiar with the Bible knows the word thou means "you." As the word worked its way from Old English, it varied a little in its subtext, from a plural referring to higher-ups, then to equals, and, around 1450, as a slightly insulting reference suggesting inferiority. Today, it's used primarily by specific religious groups, or as a somewhat affected, archaic word in poetry. As a side note, if someone asks you for a thou, they mean a thousand dollars.
柯林斯解释	1 [PRON-SING 单数型代词]See also:holier-than-thou ；你，汝，尔(旧用词，现亦用于诗歌或宗教类语境，用作主语) Thou is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'you' when you are talking to only one person. It is used as the subject of a verb.

Thou Word Religious Thousand 英 ðaʊ] 美 ðaʊ Pron.[古]你；尔；汝