单词 | itself |
释义 | itself/ɪtˈsɛlf![]() pronoun [third person singular] 1 [reflexive] Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a thing or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause: his horse hurt itself the company has established itself as a leader in the field...
2 [emphatic] Used to emphasize a particular thing or animal mentioned: the roots are several inches long, though the plant itself is only a foot tall...
2.1Used after a quality to emphasize what a perfect example of that quality someone or something is: Mrs Vincent was kindness itself...
Phrasesby itself in itself OriginOld English (see it1, self). Rhymes |
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