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themselves

/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/KK

ðɛm·sɛlvz

練發音
代名詞
國中
難度 2 個音節、10 個字母
reflexive pronoun
emphatic pronoun
1.
他們自己;她們自己;它們自己
極常用

作為反身代名詞,指代句子的主詞,表示動作回到主詞本身

用法:通常放在動詞或介系詞後面。主詞與反身代名詞必須一致,例如「他們傷到了自己」或「她們為自己做飯」。

hurt themselves
teach themselves
introduce themselves
look after themselves
by themselves

The children made the sandwiches themselves.

孩子們自己做了三明治。

They were angry with themselves because they missed the bus.

他們因為錯過公車而生自己的氣。

2.
他們親自;她們親自;它們本身
常用

作為強調用法,強調某些人或事物親自做了某件事,或強調其本身

用法:在「他們自己修理了腳踏車」中,這個字是強調他們親自修理,而不是請別人代勞。

they themselves
the students themselves
the customers themselves
by themselves

The students themselves made the school festival.

學生們自己辦了學校園遊會。

The machines themselves are not dangerous.

機器本身並不危險。

常見錯誤

The teacher gave the homework to themselves.

The teacher gave the homework to them.

They did the project by theirselves.

They did the project by themselves.

They enjoyed at the party themselves.

They enjoyed themselves at the party.

Themself organized the event.

They themselves organized the event.

相關字詞
they 同源詞
each other 近義
their own 近義
them 同源詞
學習提示

・這個字可表示「他們自己;她們自己;它們自己」,也可表示「親自」或「本身」。

・判斷是否為反身用法時,確認動作的承受者是否就是主詞。

・不要把「themselves」和表示彼此的「each other」混用。

・表示「他們自己的」時,通常使用「their own」加上名詞,而不是單獨使用這個字。

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