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如何区分搭配 “my own” 和 “on my own”？

内容简介

搭配 “my own” 虽然只比 “on my own” 少了一个介词 “on”，但它们的意思和用法却大有不同。“My own” 的意思是 “我自己的”，前面加动词则表示 “为我自己做某事”；而 “on my own” 的意思则是 “我独自地，我单独地”，相当于 “by myself”。学习这两个搭配各自的用法，参考实用例句，看视频。

文字稿

My own or on my own – what difference does the little preposition on make? Quite a lot! Let’s have a look together.

My own or your own after a verb means that we do something to or for ourselves instead of somebody else doing it to or for us.

I like the idea of growing my own vegetables.
Have you ever cut your own hair?

Obviously, you can change my or your for any other possessive adjective.

On my own or on your own means exactly the same as 'alone'.

I don’t think I could live on my own.
Have you ever been on holiday on your own?

Again, you can change my or your for any other possessive adjective.

In these cases, you can also say 'by myself' or 'by yourself' using the reflexive pronoun with exactly the same meaning!

Have you ever cut your own hair?

用法总结

1. 在动词后面使用搭配 “my own (我自己的)”，可以表达 “我为自己或对自己做某事”。这里的 “my” 可以用其它形容词性物主代词代替，如 “your”、“her”、“his”、“their”、“our” 等。

Can you make your own decision, please?

The little girl is doing her own laundry! 

He makes his own dinner every day.

2. “On my own” 的作用类似于副词 “alone”，用来表示 “我独自地”。这里的 “my” 也可以用其它形容词性物主代词代替。

I think she likes spending time on her own.

He lives on his own.

We were on our own when the doorbell rang.

3. 我们可以用 “by myself” 来表达和 “on my own” 一样的含义。这里的 “myself” 可以用其它反身代词代替，如 “yourself”、“herself”、“himself”、“themselves”、“ourselves” 等。

I think she likes spending time by herself.

He lives by himself.

The kids went to school by themselves.