Herself Meaning(定義、用法、例句與發音)

herself

pronoun

快速理解

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「herself」是一個反身代名詞,主要用於指代句子中提到的女性主體,強調動作返回自身或加強語氣。

  1. 1

    反身用法

    EN: She bought herself a new dress.

    翻譯: 她給自己買了一件新洋裝。

  2. 2

    強調用法

    EN: She herself told me the news.

    翻譯: 她本人親自告訴我這個消息。

  3. 3

    獨立用法

    EN: She is not quite herself today.

    翻譯: 她今天不太對勁(狀態不像平常的自己)。

小提醒:注意「herself」只用於指代單數女性。指代複數女性或包含男女性別的群體時,應使用「themselves」。

發音(How to Pronounce "Herself" in English

How to pronounce "Herself" in English?"Herself" US vs UK pronunciation

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Real-life Examples of "Herself" from YouTube Videos

Shirin Neshat: Art in exile

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Oddly enough, an artist such as myself finds herself also in the position of being the voice, the speaker of my people, even if I have, indeed, no access to my own country.

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Definitions(定義)

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1. used to refer to a female person as the object of a verb or preposition when she is also the subject

(指女性)她自己(作動詞或介系詞的受語,且主語也是她)

She bought herself a new dress.

她給自己買了一件新洋裝。

She looked at herself in the mirror.

她看著鏡中的自己。

2. used to emphasize a female subject or object

(用於強調女性主語或受語)她本人,她親自

The manager herself will handle the complaint.

經理本人將會處理這起投訴。

She told me the news herself.

是她親自告訴我這個消息的。

3. used after 'by' to indicate that a female person is alone or without help

(用於 by 之後)她獨自地,她獨立地

She lives by herself in a small apartment.

她獨自一人住在一間小公寓裡。

She built the bookshelf all by herself.

那個書架完全是她自己一個人組裝的。

4. her normal or healthy self

(指身心狀態)她平常的樣子,她正常的自己

After a good rest, she felt more like herself again.

好好休息之後,她感覺自己又恢復正常了。

She hasn't been herself since the accident.

自從那次意外之後,她就一直不太對勁。

Grammar & Patterns(句型)

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PatternMeaningExample
herself(反身代名詞)她自己She bought herself a new dress. (她給自己買了一條新裙子。)
by herself獨自地;靠她自己She finished the project by herself. (她獨自完成了這個專案。)
for herself為她自己She made a decision for herself. (她為自己做了一個決定。)
to herself給她自己;暗自地She kept the secret to herself. (她將這個秘密藏在心裡。)
see herself as + noun將自己視為…She sees herself as a leader. (她將自己視為一位領導者。)

用法說明

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herself 與 by herself 的區別

  • herself 作為反身代名詞,主要強調動作的執行者與承受者是同一人(她自己),常用於及物動詞或介詞後。
  • by herself 是一個介詞短語,強調「獨自一人」或「沒有他人幫助」的狀態。
  • 在許多情況下,兩者可以互換,但語意重點不同:herself 強調「反身」關係;by herself 強調「獨自」的狀態。
  • 當描述某人獨自完成某事且不需要幫助時,使用 by herself 會更精確。

對比範例: EN: She taught herself how to play the guitar. 翻譯: 她自學了如何彈吉他。

EN:She learned the song by herself.

翻譯:她獨自學會了這首歌。

EN:She is proud of herself for finishing the marathon.

翻譯:她為自己跑完馬拉松感到驕傲。

EN:She traveled across the country by herself.

翻譯:她獨自一人旅行穿越了全國。

總結建議

一般來說,強調「獨自完成」或「無人陪伴」時使用 by herself,而強調動作回射到主語自身時則使用 herself

易混淆對比

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herself vs her

「herself」是反身代名詞,強調主詞自己或作為受詞時指回主詞;「her」則是單純的受格代名詞,指「她」或「她的」。

herself vs itself

「herself」專指女性或雌性動物;「itself」則指無生命物體、植物或性別不明的動物。

herself vs himself

「herself」指女性;「himself」指男性。兩者皆為反身代名詞,僅在所指性別上不同。

口語用法

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引述

在口語中,有時會用「herself」來引述某位女性說過的話,特別是在轉述或模仿時。 EN: She was like, "I can do it myself," and then she just went and fixed the whole thing herself. 翻譯: 她當時就說:「我自己可以搞定。」然後她就真的自己去把整件事修好了。

EN:My boss always says, "She needs to ask herself if this is the right approach."

翻譯:我老闆總是說:「她需要問問自己這方法對不對。」

語氣強調

在對話中,將「herself」放在句尾或與主詞並列,可以加強語氣,強調是「她本人」而非他人。 EN: I want to hear it from herself, not from her assistant. 翻譯: 我想聽她本人說,而不是聽她的助理轉述。

EN:The CEO herself is going to be at the meeting tomorrow.

翻譯:執行長她本人明天會親自出席會議。

停頓填充

在較隨意或思考中的談話裡,「herself」有時會作為一個短暫的停頓點,用來釐清所指的對象或稍微延遲回應。 EN: Well, Sarah... herself... she wasn't too happy about the decision. 翻譯: 嗯,莎拉...她本人嘛...她對這個決定不太高興。

EN:The author, herself a mother of three, writes deeply about family dynamics.

翻譯:這位作者,她本人是三個孩子的母親,對家庭動力的描寫非常深刻。

注意:上述口語用法在正式寫作(如學術論文、商業報告)中應避免使用。在正式文體中,「herself」應嚴格遵循其反身代名詞或強調用法的文法規則,不應用於引述或作為填充詞。

常見短語

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by herself

by + herself

獨自地;單獨地

for herself

for + herself

為她自己;親自

to herself

to + herself

獨享;暗自;私下

of herself

of + herself

關於她自己;出自她本人

see herself

verb + herself

看待自己;想像自己

express herself

verb + herself

表達她自己

enjoy herself

verb + herself

玩得開心;享受

be herself

be + herself

做自己;表現自然

常見錯誤

What are common mistakes with "Herself"?Which "Herself" sentences look correct but are wrong?

×She bought a gift for himself.

She bought a gift for herself.

當主詞是女性(she)時,反身代名詞應使用陰性形式 'herself',而非陽性形式 'himself'。

×Herself went to the store.

She went to the store by herself.

'Herself' 是反身代名詞,不能單獨作為句子的主詞。它必須與先行詞(如 'she')搭配使用,或用於強調主詞(如 'She herself went...')或表示 '獨自'(如 'by herself')。

×I saw herself at the party.

I saw her at the party.

當動詞的受詞與主詞不是同一人時,應使用人稱代名詞 'her',而非反身代名詞 'herself'。反身代名詞主要用於主詞和受詞為同一人時,或用於強調。

×They enjoyed herself at the beach.

They enjoyed themselves at the beach.

代名詞 'they' 是複數,其對應的反身代名詞應為複數形式 'themselves',而非單數陰性形式 'herself'。必須保持代名詞在數和性上的一致。

×She talked to myself about the problem.

She talked to herself about the problem.

反身代名詞必須與其指代的主詞一致。主詞是 'she',因此應使用 'herself',而非與 'I' 對應的 'myself'。

×The book was written by she herself.

The book was written by her herself.

在介系詞 'by' 後面,應使用受格代名詞 'her',而非主格 'she'。'Herself' 在這裡用於強調 'her'。

詞形變化

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