it

/ɪt/ pron.
标准词条 CET-4
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它；这；那；（用于天气、时间等，或作形式主语）

释义与例句

pron. 它；这；那
used as a subject or object to refer to a thing, animal, situation, or idea already mentioned or understood
  1. I bought a new laptop because my old one was slow, and it has made work much easier.
    我买了一台新笔记本电脑，因为旧的运行很慢；新电脑让工作轻松多了。
  2. Where is my umbrella? I cannot find it anywhere.
    我的伞在哪里？我到处都找不到它。
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  1. The situation looked difficult, but we managed to deal with it.
    当时情况看起来很棘手，但我们设法应对了。
pron. （用于天气、时间等，或作形式主语）
used as a grammatical subject when talking about weather, time, distance, or conditions, or before an infinitive or clause
  1. It is raining heavily outside.
    外面雨下得很大。
  2. It is nearly six o'clock, so we should leave.
    快六点了，我们该走了。
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  1. It is important to back up your files regularly.
    定期备份文件很重要。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 it's 是 it is 或 it has 的缩写，its 是物主限定词，不能混用。形式主语结构常用 It + be + 形容词 + to do sth，真正的主语是后面的不定式。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • its 它的；其
    物主限定词，放在名词前表示某事物、动物或组织所属或具有的特征。
  • itself 它自己；它本身
    反身或强调代词，可回指单数事物、动物或组织，也可强调其本身。
  • it's it is 或 it has 的缩写
    带撇号的缩写形式，不是物主限定词；具体含义由后面的成分决定。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • its 它的；其
    it 是作主语或宾语的人称代词；its 是物主限定词，后接名词，如 its name。it's 则等于 it is 或 it has，不能用来表示“它的”。
    The cat is licking its paw. 猫正在舔自己的爪子。
常见搭配
  • it seems that 似乎；看来
    It seems that the earliest train has been cancelled. 看来最早的一班火车已经取消了。
  • it takes time to 做……需要时间
    It takes time to become confident in a new language. 要能自信地运用一门新语言需要时间。
  • it does not matter 没关系；不要紧
    It does not matter if you finish the exercise tomorrow. 你明天完成这个练习也没关系。