own
adjective, pronoun/əʊn/
/əʊn/
Idioms - used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
（用于强调）自己的，本人的 - It was her own idea.
那是她自己的主意。 - I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else).
我亲眼看见的。 - Is the car your own?
这辆汽车是你自己的吗？ - Your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish).
你的假日归你自己支配。 - He desperately wants to live his own life (= be independent and do whatever he wants).
他非常想过自己的生活（=独立并做他想做的事）。 - Our children are grown up and have children of their own.
我们的子女都已长大成人，有了自己的孩子。 - For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club.
由于他个人的原因，他谢绝加入俱乐部。 - The accident happened through no fault of her own.
这一事故的发生不是她本人的过错。 - He wants to come into the business on his own terms.
他想依自己开出的条件加入该公司。 - I need a room of my own.
我需要有一间自己的房间。 - I have my very own room at last.
我终于有了我自己的房间了！ - their own personal/unique/private beliefs
他们自己的个人/独特/私人信仰 - He was determined to go his own way.
他决心走自己的路。 - I was almost completely in my own little world.
我几乎完全沉浸在自己的小世界里。 - Most people want to live in their own homes as they age.
大多数人上了年纪之后都想住在自己家里。
- It was her own idea.
- done or produced by and for yourself
自己做的；为自己的 - She makes all her own clothes.
她的衣服都是自己做。 - He has to cook his own meals.
他必须自己做饭。
- She makes all her own clothes.
Word OriginOld English āgen (adjective and pronoun) ‘owned, possessed’, past participle of āgan ‘owe’; the verb (Old English āgnian ‘possess’, also ‘make own's own’) was originally from the adjective, later probably reintroduced from owner.
Idioms
come into your/its own
- to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or something is
得到充分的发挥 - When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.
在交通如此拥堵的时候，自行车就显出了它的价值。
- When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.
the devil looks after his own
- (saying) bad people often seem to have good luck
坏人多好运；坏蛋自有鬼照顾；恶人自有恶人帮
get your own back (on somebody)
- (informal) to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge
报复 - I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
我发誓，我总有一天要报复他的！
- I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
have a mind of your own
- to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people
有主见；能自已作决定 - She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.
她有主见，并且敢于表达自己的观点。 - (humorous) My computer seems to have a mind of its own!
我的电脑好像也有它自己的想法！
- She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.
hold your own (against somebody/something) (in something)
- to remain in a strong position when somebody is attacking you, competing with you, etc.
坚守立场；（使自己）立于不败之地 - Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.
生意不景气，但我们正设法坚持下去。 - She can hold her own against anybody in an argument.
她在辩论中不会让任何人占上风。 - The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick.
这名病人的病情仍然很重，但她还在坚持着。
- Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.
in your own right
- because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else
凭自身的资格（或努力） - She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
她在一支摇滚乐队任主唱，但她本身也是爵士乐手。
- She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
like, etc. the sound of your own voice
- (disapproving) to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
爱啰嗦；喜欢说个没完 - She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
我在赛跑中得了三等奖。
- She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
(all) on your own
- alone; without anyone else
（你／你们）独自，单独 - I'm all on my own today.
今天就我一个人。 - She lives on her own.
她一个人生活。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
- I like being alone in the house.
我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 - I’m going to London by myself next week.
我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 - I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
我想独自完成这项工作。
- I like being alone in the house.
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
- a lone jogger in the park
在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 - long, solitary walks
独自一人长途行走
- a lone jogger in the park
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
- a lonely child
孤寂的孩子 - Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
- a lonely house
一座冷清的房子
- a lonely child
- I'm all on my own today.
- without help
独立地 - He did it on his own.
这件事他独立完成了。
- He did it on his own.