单词 | himself |
释义 | himself /him self"/; medially often /im self"/, pron. 1. an emphatic appositive of him or he: He himself spoke to the men. 2. a reflexive form of him: He cut himself. 3. (used in absolute constructions): Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates. 4. (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): The old car had room only for himself and three others. 5. (used in comparisons after as or than): His wife is as stingy as himself. 6. his normal or customary self: He is himself again. 7. Irish Eng. a man of importance, esp. the master of the house: Himself will be wanting an early dinner. [bef. 900; ME him selven, OE him selfum, dat. sing. of he self he himself; see HIM, SELF] Usage. See myself. |
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