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单词 myself
释义 my·self
\mīˈself, məˈ-, -eu̇f\ pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by my & herself) of meself, from Old English mē selfum & mē selfne, dative & accusative respectively of ic self I myself — more at i, me, self
1. : that identical one that is I : the self that belongs to me : the self that is mine — used (1) reflexively as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
 < I'm doing it solely for myself >
 < busying myself only with what concerns me >
 < I'm going to get myself a new suit >
(2) for emphasis in apposition with I or who
 < I myself will go >
 < I told him so myself >
 < I can sympathize with you, I who have myself had to go through the same thing >
(3) for emphasis instead of nonreflexive me as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
 < my income supports my wife and myself >
(4) for emphasis instead of I or instead of I myself as predicate nominative
 < there is only one that wants to do it and that's myself >
or in comparisons after than or as
 < no one knows more about it than myself >
or as part of a compound subject
 < my brother and myself will be glad to come >
or archaically or dialectally as only subject of a verb
 < myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint — Edward FitzGerald >
(5) in absolute constructions
 < myself without a care in the world, I'll do it whenever I choose >
2. : my normal, healthy, or sane condition
 < the bewilderment passed quickly and I again came to myself >
: my normal, healthy, or sane self
 < I had been somewhat unwell, but that day I was once more myself >
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