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簡析“for oneself”與“by oneself”

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for oneself 有兩個用法:

1. 自己,親自。如:

You can judge for yourself. (你可以自己做出判斷。)

He demanded the right to decide for himself. (他要求得到自己做決定的權力。)

2. 為自己,替自己。如:

He made _disibledevent= alone)。如:

I like to travel by myself. (我喜歡獨自旅行。)

She was sitting by herself on a bench. (她獨自坐在一條長凳上。)

I often like to spend time by myself. (我平常喜歡獨自消磨時間。)

2. 靠自己,無他人幫助(without help)。如:

I studied by myself for an hour.(我自己學習了一個鍾頭。)

She can mend the fridge by herself. (她能自己修理冰箱。)

I managed to do it by myself. (我是自己做成這件事的。)

3. 自動地(主要用於 by itself,意思相當於automatically)。如:

This is a machine that works by itself. (這是一台自動工作的機器。)

The door opens by itself as you approach[靠近] it. (當你靠近時,門就會自動打開。)

The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.(機器在幾秒鍾後會自動開啟。)