myself
UK/mai'self/US
NGSL 1kA2
Definitions
pron.
The reflexive and emphatic form of 'I'; the same person who is speaking
我自己；我亲自（'I' 的反身/强调形式）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmy (belonging to me) + self (one's own person). Used reflexively when I am also the receiver of the action (I hurt myself), or emphatically to stress it was no one else (I did it myself).
Root self still carries 15 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
I taught myself to play the guitar over the summer.
- 2.
I'd rather do it myself than wait for help.