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own

/ˈon/KK

/ˈoʊn/IPA

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形容詞
國中
難度 5 個義項
possessive
emphatic
also used as a verb
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ownest

1.
自己的;親自的
極常用

用在所有格後面,強調某人或某物是其本人所有、使用、製作或經歷的。

用法:通常要搭配所有格使用,例如「my own room」。不能單獨說「own room」,必須說「my own room」或「her own room」。

my own
your own
his own
her own
our own decision

After sharing a room for years, the girl finally has her own desk.

和別人共用房間多年後,這個女孩終於有了自己的書桌。

I made the cake with my own hands for my grandmother's birthday.

我親手做了蛋糕給祖母慶生。

2.
獨自;靠自己
極常用

用於「on one's own」等固定說法,表示沒有他人陪伴、協助或控制。

用法:「on one's own」中的所有格要隨主詞改變:I on my own、she on her own、they on their own。此片語可表示「獨自」或「靠自己完成」。

live on one's own
do something on one's own
on my own
on your own

My younger brother can take the bus to school on his own now.

我弟弟現在可以自己搭公車上學了。

Try to answer the first two questions on your own before you ask the teacher.

在問老師之前,先試著自己回答前兩題。

3.
擁有;持有
常用

指合法擁有某項財物、企業、土地或其他資產。

用法:作動詞時可直接接受詞,例如「own a car」。表示一般的「有」時,不能一律以 own 取代 have。

own a car
own property
own a business
privately owned
own a home

We do not own a car, so we usually take the bus or train.

我們沒有自己的車,所以通常搭公車或火車。

Her parents own a small breakfast shop near the train station.

她的父母在火車站附近擁有一間小早餐店。

4.
承認;坦承並承擔
常用
非正式

承認自己犯錯、做過某事或應負責任,通常帶有願意面對後果的意思。

用法:「own up to」後面接名詞、代名詞或動名詞,例如「own up to the mistake」、「own up to copying the report」。

own up to a mistake
own up to the truth
own responsibility
own one's actions

I owned up to breaking the cup before anyone else got in trouble.

在其他人惹上麻煩前,我承認是我打破了杯子。

The team needs to own its mistake and explain how it will fix the problem.

團隊必須承認自己的錯誤,並說明會如何解決問題。

5.
徹底擊敗;完全壓過
常用
俚語

在比賽、遊戲或競爭中大幅勝過對手。

用法:受詞通常是人或隊伍,例如「own the other team」。語氣可能顯得誇張或挑釁。

own the competition
own the other team
get owned

Our class owned the other team in the last basketball game.

我們班在上一場籃球比賽中大勝另一隊。

He thought he knew the game well, but he got owned by his little cousin.

他以為自己很懂那款遊戲,卻被小表弟打得毫無還手之力。

常見錯誤

I went to the night market by my own.

I went to the night market on my own.

I have own room.

I have my own room.

She owns a new phone.

She has a new phone.

He owned up his mistake.

He owned up to his mistake.

相關字詞
have 近義
possess 近義
belong 近義
own up 片語形式
independent 近義
學習提示

・own 作形容詞時,最重要的句型是「所有格+own+名詞」,例如「our own plan」。

・on one's own 可指「獨自」,也可指「不靠別人協助」。

・作動詞的 own 強調所有權;日常說「我有一支手機」時,通常用 have,不必用 own。

・own up to 是不可省略 to 的固定片語。

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