"of one's own"是英语中常用的介词短语,核心含义是“属于某人自己的”,强调所有权、排他性的归属(即某事物完全归某人所有,而非他人给予或共享)。
表示某事物的所有权归属,突出“专属、独有的”属性。例如:
a car of my own = 一辆属于我自己的车(不是借的、租的或别人的)
a room of her own = 一间她自己的房间(不是和别人共用的)
"of one's own"通常作后置定语(放在名词后修饰名词),或与表示“拥有、获得”的动词(如have, get, buy, own等)搭配使用。
结构:名词 + of one's own
例:
I dream of having a house of my own someday.(我梦想有一天能有一栋自己的房子。)
The child wants a toy of his own instead of sharing with his sister.(这个孩子想要一个自己的玩具,不想和姐姐分享。)
常用结构:have/get/buy/own + sth. + of one's own
强调“获得/拥有完全属于自己的某物”。
例:
She finally bought a laptop of her own after saving money for a year.(她攒了一年钱,终于买了一台自己的笔记本电脑。)
Do you have a phone of your own or do you use your parents'?(你有自己的手机吗?还是用父母的?)
当前文已提到某类事物时,用"one/two... of one's own"指代“属于自己的同类事物”。
例:
My brother has a bike, but I want one of my own.(我哥哥有一辆自行车,但我想要一辆自己的。)
They gave me some books, but I prefer ones of my own.(他们给了我一些书,但我更喜欢自己的。)
注意区分"of one's own"和"on one's own":
of one's own:表“归属”(属于自己的);
on one's own:表“方式”(独自地、独立地)。
例:
She lives in a flat of her own(她住在自己的公寓里)→ 归属;
She lives on her own(她独自生活)→ 方式。
虽与"of one's own"形似,但含义不同:自愿地、主动地(= voluntarily)。
例:
He apologized of his own accord(他主动道歉了)。
总结:"of one's own"的核心是“所有权归属”,用在名词后或“拥有类”动词后,突出事物的“专属感”。