定义

反身代词简单讲就是反射到实施者的意思，比如:我自己、你自己、他自己、我们自己等等。

构成

1、第一、二人称的反身代词是由形容词性物主代词加上-self或-selves(selves-是当形容词性物主代词为复数时才用的)构成的。

如:

my -- myself-- 我自己

you(单数)-- yourself--你自己

you(复数)-- yourselves--你们自己

our(复数)-- ourselves--我们自己

2、第三人称的反身代词是由人称代词的宾格加上-self或-selves(selves-是当形容词性物主代词为复数时才用的)构成的。

如:

her--herself--她自己

him --himself--他自己

it--itself--它自己

them--themselves--他们自己

one--oneself--某人自己

用法

1、反身代词的基本形式

反身代词是 oneself根据所指词的人称、性别、单复数等的变化可以有 myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves 等形式

2、oneself与himself

当one指人时，其相应的反身代词通常用oneself。

One should not praise oneself . 一个人不应该自吹自擂。

反身代词的句法功能

1. 用作同位语(加强被修饰词的语气，紧放在被修饰名词后, 或句末)

The box itself is not so heavy. 箱子本身并不重。

Mrs.Black herself is a lawyer. 布莱克太太本人就是一名律师。

You had better ask the driver himself. 你最好问司机本人。

Martin himself attended the sick man. 马丁亲自照顾病人。

2. 用作宾语(动词或介词的宾语)

Take good care of yourself. 好好照顾你自己。

He has a right to decide for himself. 他有权为自己做出决定。

He made no complaint for himself. 他没为自己抱怨什么。

The child can dress himself. 这孩子能自己穿衣服了。

She finally gained control of herself. 最后她控制住了自己。

She could not make herself understood. 她不能使别人听懂她的话。

He had a couple of revolvers with which to defend himself. 他只有一两把手枪用来自卫。

3. 用作表语

The poor boy was myself. 那个可怜的孩子就是我自己。

Just be yourself. 做你自己就好了。

Mary hasn't quite been herself recently. 玛丽近来感到不适。

The ones who really want it are ourselves. 真正想要它的是我们自己。

【说明】有时用于 be, feel, seem, look 等后作表语表示身体或精神处于正常状态:

I'm not quite myself these days. 我近来身体不大舒服。

I'll be myself again in no time. 我过一会儿就会好的。

4. 用作主语

在现代英语中，反身代词一般不能独立用作主语，但是它却可以借助 and, or, nor 等连词与其他名词一起构成并列主语(且位于并列主语的后部)，以及用于某些特殊结构(如as...as等):

My brother and myself went there yesterday. 昨天我兄弟和我一起去了那儿。

Jim's sister and himself get up at six every day. 吉姆的妹妹和他每天6点起床。

He was as anxious as myself. 他和我一样担心。

练习巩固

小伙伴们，可以在评论区回答哦。

1.Everybody here has the influenza including ( ). 包括我在内所有人都患上流感。

A.my

B.I

C.mine

D.myself

2.The child cried ( ) to sleep. 孩子哭着哭着睡着了。

A.himself

B.youself

C.themselves

D.he

3.She convinced ( ) that it was so. 她说服自己情况是这样的。

A.herself

B.hers

C.she

D.she's