ourself

ourself
pronoun
[first person plural]
  1. used instead of ‘ourselves’ typically when ‘we’ refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people
    ［在we泛指“人们”时用以代替ourselves]
    [reflexive]we must choose which aspects of ourself to express to the world.
    人们必须选择向世界展示我们的哪些方面。
    [emphatic]this is our affair—we deal with it ourself.
    这是我们的事——我们要自己来处理。
  2. (archaic)used instead of ‘myself’ by a sovereign or other person in authority
    (古)［帝王、权威人士用来代替myself]我自己
用法
  1. The standard reflexive form corresponding to we and us is ourselves, as in we can only blame ourselvesThe singular form ourself, first recorded in the 15th century, is sometimes used in modern English, typically where ‘we’ refers to people in general. This use, though logical, is uncommon and not widely accepted in standard English
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