Word · Frequency #286
himself
他自己；他本人；他亲自
Used to refer back to the male subject of a verb or preposition, or to emphasize that male subject.
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pron. An emphasized form of the third person masculine；pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear；the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or；objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.；pron. One's true or real character; one's natural temper and；disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after；unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come；to himself.；pron. pl. Alt. of Himselven
他自己；他亲自
他本来的样子；他的自然状态；他自己；他亲自
In use
He hurt himself while playing basketball.
He himself made the cake.
He looked at himself in the mirror.
verb + himself
反身代词作宾语，表示动作作用于主语自身。
He hurt himself.
他伤到了他自己。
subject + himself
强调主语本人，常放在主语后，也可放在句末。
He himself finished the work.
他亲自完成了工作。
by himself
表示‘独自、单独’，相当于alone。
He did it by himself.
他独自做了这件事。
all by himself
Connections
Collocations
- by himself
- 独自，靠自己
- He built the house by himself.他独自建造了那栋房子。
- for himself
- 为自己
- He wants to see for himself.他想亲自看看。
- to himself
- 对自己；自言自语
- He was talking to himself.他在自言自语。
- himself alone
- 独自一人
- Himself alone could solve the problem.只有他自己才能解决这个问题。
- himself included
- 包括他自己
- Everyone, himself included, agreed.所有人，包括他自己，都同意了。
- in himself
- 本身；自身上
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想him（他）和self（自己），想象他在镜子前指着自己说：“这（him）就是我自己（self）！” 记住：himself = 他自己。
Context & Register
通常用于强调主语或宾语，中性偏正式，在口语和书面语中都常见。
Grammar Note
反身代词，指代前文提到的男性主语，常用于强调或做宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed share the identical stressed vowel and coda /sɛlf/, thus they rhyme perfectly with each other and with 'himself' (pronounced /hɪmˈsɛlf/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.