- 1vA1/ɪz/是（he／she／it 的 be 動詞現在式）
The third person singular present tense of 'be', used with 'he', 'she', 'it', and singular subjects.
The third person singular present tense第三人稱單數現在式 of 'be'的「be」動詞形式 used with 'he' 'she' 'it'跟這些字一起用 and singular subjects還有單數主詞
示範例句 · Example
My grandfather is 85 years old, but he is still very active.
逐字我的祖父八十五歲了，但他仍然很有活力。
「is」是 be 動詞的第三人稱單數現在式，用在 he、she、it 後面或任何單數主詞後面：He is tall. ／ She is happy. ／ It is cold. ／ My brother is here. 複數和 you 要用 are，I 要用 am。完整意義請參考 be 詞條（word_be_*）；本條只是 be 的特定形式。
常見搭配
he is / he's
他是
common contraction of 'he is'
He's my brother.
she is / she's
她是
common contraction of 'she is'
She's a teacher.
it is / it's
它是／那是
contraction; note: it's ≠ its (possessive)
It's cold today.
is not / isn't
不是
negative form
Sam isn't here yet.
core核心畫面
You can think of 'is' as 'be' wearing its single-person form — the version used when the subject is 'he', 'she', 'it', or one thing. Like 'are', it works as a quiet equals-sign that says 'this is so' for exactly one subject.
原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
isverb詞源 1/ɪz/
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Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
- There is three of them there.
- Ber. There is five in the firſt ſhew, / Ken. You are deceiued, tis not so.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。