| 释义 |
our
I.
Etymology: Middle English ure, oure, from Old English ūre (suppletive gen. of wē we); akin to Old High German unsēr of us, Old Norse vār, Gothic unsara of us, uns, unsis us — more at us
obsolete
possessive of we
II. \(|)är, (|)au̇(ə)r, (|)au̇ə, (|)ȧ(r, esp in the South |au̇wə(r\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English ure, oure, from Old English ūre; akin to Old High German unsēr our, Old Norse vārr, Gothic unsar; derivative from the root of English us
1.
a. : of or belonging to us or ourselves or ourself as possessors or possessor : due to us : inherent in us : associated or connected with us
< bumped our heads >
< defending our rights >
< all our relatives >
b. : of or relating to us or ourselves as authors, doers, givers, or agents : effected by us : experienced by us as subject : that we are capable of
< criticized all our words and actions >
< kept our promise >
< was angry because of our being late >
< did our very best >
c. : of or relating to us as object of an action : experienced by us as object
< expected our being chosen for the job >
< our injuries didn't amount to much >
d. : that we have to do with or are supposed to possess or to have knowledge or a share of or some special interest in
< we like golf and we know our game >
e. : that is especially significant for us : that brings us good fortune or prominence — used with day or sometimes with other words indicating a division of time
< today was really our day: everything went fine >
2. : that we have in mind or are speaking of or to
< we seem to have digressed from our topic >
< our readers will be interested, we feel sure >
or that has some other special relation to us
< our man was not so successful >
III. \ˈō(ə)r, ˈōə\
dialect England
variant of over |