问
every + 单数名词作主语时, 其代词可使用 they(their) 吗?
答
按照学校语法,应当采用 every + 单数名词...he(she)的用法。但是,英语语言学家目前已普遍承认 every + 单数名词...they(their)用法的正确性:
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When every man had assembled, the master paid them their wages (R. A. Close) 大家集合齐了之后雇主给他们发了工资。
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Every member brings their own lunch. (CEU) 每个人都带午饭。
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I told every student what I thought of them. 我把对每个学生的看法告诉了他们大家。
(参见 each...he(she)/they)