English主要词典
oneself
Universal Words
pronoun (formal)
1 (the reflexive form of one) used as the object of a verb or preposition when 'one' is the subject of the verb or is understood as the subject:
One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is. * One cannot choose freedom for oneself without choosing it for others. * It is difficult to make oneself concentrate for long periods.
2 used to emphasize one:
One likes to do it oneself.
HELPNOTE One and oneself are very formal words and now sound old-fashioned. It is much more usual to use you and yourself for referring to people in general and I and myself when the speaker is referring to himself or herself.
IDIOMS
be oneself to be in a normal state of body and mind, not influenced by other people:
One needs space to be oneself.
(all) by oneself
1 alone; without anyone else
2 without help
(all) to oneself not shared with anyone