thither

英 [ˈðɪð.ər]      美 [ˈðɪð.ɚ]
  • adv. 向那方;到那边
  • adj. 对岸的;那边的
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thither 到那里,向那里

来自古英语 thider,向那里,来自 Proto-Germanic*thadra,向那里,来自 PIE*to,指示代词,PIE*tra,

thither (adv.)
Old English þider "to or toward that place," altered (by influence of its opposite hider) from earlier þæder "to that place," from Proto-Germanic *thadra- (cognates: Old Norse þaðra "there," Gothic þaþro "thence"), from PIE pronominal root *to- (see that) + PIE suffix denoting motion toward (compare Gothic -dre, Sanskrit -tra). The medial -th- developed early 14c. but was rare before early 16c. (compare gather, murder, burden).
1. Refugees run hither and thither in search of safety.
难民们四处逃奔,寻求安全之所。
2. They have dragged themselves thither for shelter.
他们费力地挪动到那边躲避。
3. He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.
他逛来逛去找玩伴.
4. He tramped hither and thither.
他到处流浪.
5. Thither we used to repair there for hours at a time.
当时,我们常常成群结队地去那儿,而且每次一玩就是几个小时.