oneself
pronoun
formaluk/ˌwʌnˈself/us/ˌwʌnˈself/C1
thereflexiveformof thepronoun'one' when it refers topeopleingeneralor to thepersonspeaking:
（代词 one 的反身代词）自己，自身One has tolearntocontroloneself.人要学会控制自己。
- When onelooksat oneself in themirror, it is hard to beuncritical.
- One has tolookafter oneselfcarefullyin thesecircumstances.
- It isdangeroustoseeoneself asindispensable.
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- herself
- himself
- itself
- myself
- not be/seem himselfphrase
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themself
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself
Grammar
Pronouns: reflexive (myself,themselves, etc.)
Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns (underlined in the example below):…Reflexive pronouns for same subject and object
We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person or thing:…Reflexive pronouns for emphasis
We can use reflexive pronouns for emphasis:…Reflexive pronouns +bymeaningalone
We often use reflexive pronouns with by to mean ‘alone’ or ‘without any help’:…Reflexive pronouns for politeness
We sometimes use reflexive pronouns instead of personal pronouns for politeness, but not as the subject of a clause:…