by oneself,for oneself,in oneself,of oneself
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by oneself,for oneself,in oneself,of oneself 这四个词组的意义有所不同。
By oneself的意思是“单独地”、“靠自己地”( alone or independently)。例:
His father lives by himself in the village. 他的父亲独自一个人住在村里。
All his friends have deserted him and he is all by himself now. 他所有的朋友都离弃他,现在他孤独一人。
For oneself的意义为“为自己”(for himself or for herself)。例:
One should not live only for oneself. 人不应单为自己而活。
In oneself的意思是“就其本身或本性而言”。例:
This wood is hard in itself. 这种木头本要就是硬的。
Of oneself的意思是“自然地”、“自发地”、“自动地”(of one's own accord)。例:
Every day I awake of myself at half past five. 每天早上我都是五点半就自己醒来。
The door opened of itself. 门是自己开的。
The fire went out of itself. 火自己熄灭了。
与上列四个短语相类似的还有两个词组,即beside oneself和 to oneself,前者义:“失常”、“发狂”;后者是“独自占有或享用”。例:
He was beside himself with joy. 他欣喜若狂。
When one dines in a restaurant,one likes a table to oneself. 人们在饭店吃饭时,总是喜欢独占一桌。
Oneself和 one's self的区别也是值得我们注意的。Oneself是反身强调代词,意指自己;one's self则是代词加名词,意指个人的本性。它们的区别如同myself和my self;
She made a cup of tea for herself. 她为自己烧了一杯茶。
She looked just like her old self. 她看上去和从前依然一模一样。
请注意,myself可以在句中表示me的涵义,这是其他反身代词所没有的特性。例:
They invited my father and myself(=me)to their party. 他们邀请我父亲和我参加他们的聚会。
He saw neither myself nor Mary in the street. 在马路上他既没有看见我,也没有看见玛丽。
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