oneself
/wʌnˈself/
pron.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
自己(one 的反身形式);亲自;本人(用于强调)
释义与例句
pron.
自己(one 的反身形式)
used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject and object refer to the same generic person
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One should be honest with oneself about one's limitations.
一个人应该诚实地面对自己的局限。
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It can take years to fully understand oneself.
完全了解自己可能需要很多年。
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One can teach oneself the basics of coding through regular practice.
一个人可以通过经常练习自学编程基础。
pron.
亲自;本人(用于强调)
used to emphasize that a person does something personally or without help
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One should check the figures oneself rather than assume they are correct.
一个人应该亲自核对数字,而不是想当然地认为它们正确。
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It is satisfying to build something useful oneself.
亲手做出有用的东西令人很有满足感。
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One cannot always rely on others to do what one could do oneself.
自己能亲自做的事,不能总指望别人来做。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
oneself 是正式泛指代词 one 的反身或强调形式;日常交流泛指“你自己”时,通常用 you 和 yourself 更自然。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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one 一个人;人们oneself 通常回指正式泛指代词 one,也可与 one 连用表示强调。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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yourself 你自己;你亲自oneself 与正式泛指的 one 搭配,语气书面;yourself 与 you 搭配。日常英语泛指任何人时常用 you ... yourself,比 one ... oneself 更自然,但两者都不能随意换成普通宾格。You can teach yourself a useful skill by practising every day. 通过每天练习,你可以自学一项有用的技能。
常见搭配
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by oneself 独自;独立地One can feel quite peaceful walking by oneself in the countryside. 独自在乡间散步会让人感到十分宁静。
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teach oneself 自学It is possible to teach oneself the basics of a language before taking a course. 参加课程前,可以自学一门语言的基础知识。
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be oneself 做真实的自己;表现自然In a new environment, it is not always easy to be oneself. 在新环境中,要自然地做自己并不总是容易。