| 单词 | on one's own |
| 释义 | > as lemmason one's own 4. on one's own. extracted from ownadj.pron.ΚΠ 1404 Rolls of Parl. III. 549/1 The Comunes desiren that the Kyng shulde leve upon his owne. 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 215 (MED) He taxed not his commons..But lyued on his owne..Vpon his rentes and landes morallye. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xviii Thou wert taken..like a coward, and scapedst like a Colliar, wherefore get thee home and liue vpon thine owne. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 98 He discover'd many times his inclination of going over to Virginia to live upon his own. b. On one's own initiative, account, etc.; (now usually) alone, unaccompanied; by oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone apartc1400 merelyc1487 singly1609 unto oneself1643 on one's own hook1812 single-handedly1882 on one's own1895 single-o1948 1895 Westm. Gaz. 4 Dec. 3/3 One can greet the play ‘on its own’, to borrow a popular phrase. 1897 Daily Mail 25 Sept. 2/6 I came to Europe on my own, and I only got about £400 from Mr. Hoffmeyer. 1900 Law Notes Dec. 355/2 The Times..appear to have inserted the notice on their own. 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 302 An officer generally puts Tommy ‘on his own’ when he gets Tommy into a dangerous position and sees no way to extricate him. 1935 G. Heyer Death in Stocks v. 63 Tony seemed to have waltzed off for the night, so I wandered out on my own. 1957 J. Osborne Look Back in Anger i. i. 27 I don't think I'd have the courage to live on my own again. 1972 P. Cleife Slick & Dead xxx. 250 I had to find a tough hombre with enough guts and initiative to act on his own. 1980 S. Hazzard Transit of Venus i. v. 43 There was also an ancient train as far as Penrith, but after that you were on your own. 2001 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 22 June 22 If you can make it on your own, you can stay. < as lemmas |
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