| 释义 |
your
I.
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr of you, Old Norse ythar, Gothic izwara of you, Old English ēow (used as dative & accusative of gē you) — more at you
obsolete
possessive of ye
II. \_yə(r); (|)yu̇(ə)r, (|)yō(ə)r, (|)yȯ(ə)r, -u̇ə, -ōə, -ȯ(ə), South chiefly substand (|)yō; for t & d + y see you I\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old High German iuwēr your, Old Norse ytharr, ythvarr, Gothic izwar; derivative from the root of English you (I)
1.
a. : of or belonging to you or yourself or yourselves as possessor or possessors : due to you : inherent in you : associated or connected with you
< your heart >
< your talents >
< your bodies >
b. : of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves as author or authors, doer or doers, giver or givers, or agent or agents : effected by you : experienced by you as subject : that you are capable of
< your contributions >
< with your permission >
< by your assembling here >
< working your hardest >
c. : of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves as object of an action : experienced by you as object
< your discharge from the army >
< your election as the officers for the coming year >
d. : that you have to do with or are supposed to possess or to have knowledge or a share of or some special interest in
< you students know your geography >
— sometimes used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the
< your worm is your only emperor for diet — Shakespeare >
< if your pragmatist-instrumentalist is asked for an opinion — M.B.Smith >
e. : that is especially significant for you : that brings you good fortune or prominence — used with day or sometimes with other words indicating a division of time
< congratulations on the prizes; this is really your day >
2. : of, belonging to, or relating to one or oneself
< when you face the north, east is at your right >
— compare you I 2 |