Word · Frequency #24636
thyself
你自己
- 1.
pron. An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the；second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou；thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes；used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative；as well as in the objective case.
你自己
In use
Thou must take care of thyself in this cold weather.
Trust thyself, and others will trust thee.
Thou hast only thyself to blame for the broken vase.
thou thyself + verb
thyself 是古英语第二人称单数反身代词，放在 thou 后强调主语，相当于现代英语的 yourself。
Thou thyself shalt go.
你亲自要去。
verb + thyself
thyself 作动词宾语，与现代英语的 yourself 用法相同。
Know thyself.
认识你自己。
be + thyself
在谓语中可不用 thou，单独使用 thyself 作表语，表示“正是你”。注意这是古英语或诗歌用语。
It is thyself.
那就是你自己。
Common mistakes
You should be proud of thyself.You should be proud of yourself.
在现代英语中，第二人称单数反身代词应为 yourself；thyself 是古语或圣经语体词，仅与 thou 搭配，用在现代句子中会造成语域和搭配错误。
You all must believe in thyself.You all must believe in yourselves.
thyself 是单数形式，与复数主语 you all 不一致；复数第二人称反身代词应为 yourselves。
Connections
Collocations
- know thyself
- 认识你自己
- The maxim 'know thyself' was carved above the temple entrance.格言“认识你自己”被刻在神庙入口上方。
- love thy neighbor as thyself
- 爱邻如己
- He quoted the golden rule, 'Love thy neighbor as thyself.'他引用了这条黄金法则：“爱邻如己。”
- be thyself
- 做你自己
- In the face of pressure, remember to be thyself.面对压力时，记得做你自己。
- do it thyself
- 亲自去做
- If thou wouldst have it done well, do it thyself.如果你想把事情做好，就要亲自去做。
- help thyself
- 请自便；自己取用
- Help thyself to whatever thou findest in the kitchen.厨房里有什么，你自己随便拿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thy（你的）+ self（自己）拼成 thyself「你自己」，像古人郑重地对一个人说“你自己”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：圣经或祈祷文、古典文学、仿古诗歌 thyself 是古旧的第二人称代词强调形式，现代英语日常口语中几乎不用，通常只见于圣经、祈祷文、古典文学或刻意仿古的诗歌中，带有庄重、古雅的语体色彩。日常表达“你自己”时一般用 yourself。
Grammar Note
第二人称单数反身代词，与 thou 连用；可作同位语或宾语，相当于 yourself。
Pronunciation & Spelling
thyself /ðaɪˈsɛlf/ 的重音在第二音节 -self /ˈsɛlf/，因此与 self、myself、yourself、himself、herself、itself 等押韵。注意开头的 thy- 读 /ðaɪ/，而古词 thou 读 /ðaʊ/，读音不同，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.