성별이 명시되지 않은 한 사람을 가리킬 때 'himself'나 'herself' 대신 사용하는 재귀 대명사.
Used to refer to a single person of unspecified sex, instead of using 'himself' or 'herself'.
예문:
"If a person is hungry, they can help themself to the food."
"No one should have to defend themself against such baseless accusations."
성별 정체성이 남성이나 여성의 이분법에 해당하지 않는 사람을 지칭할 때 사용하는 재귀 대명사.
Used to refer to a person whose gender identity is non-binary or does not fit the traditional male/female binary.
예문:
"Alex identifies as non-binary and prefers to refer to themself using gender-neutral pronouns."
"The artist spoke about how they finally felt like themself after coming out."