英语短语"concern oneself about"的核心含义是“(主动)关心/担忧某事/某人”,强调主语主动将注意力投入到某件事或某个人的状况上,带有“刻意关注、上心”的意味。
concern:动词,本意为“涉及;使担忧;关心”;
oneself:反身代词(根据主语变化为myself/yourself/himself等),用来强调“主语自身主动去做”;
about:介词,后接“关心/担忧的对象”(名词、代词或动名词)。
结构:主语 + concern oneself about + 关心的对象(对象可以是“人、事、物”)
She concerns herself about her elderly father’s health.(她关心年事已高的父亲的健康。)
Don’t concern yourself about me—I’m fine.(别为我操心,我没事。)
Politicians should concern themselves about public education.(政治家应该关心公共教育。)
We need to concern ourselves about climate change before it’s too late.(我们得及时关心气候变化问题。)
He never concerns himself about what others think of him.(他从不在乎别人对他的看法。)
Why do you concern yourself about such trivial matters?(你何必为这种小事操心?)
concern oneself about vs care about:
两者都有“关心”,但前者更强调主动、刻意的关注(比如投入时间/精力去了解),后者更泛化(比如“在意”但不一定行动)。
例:I care about the environment, but I rarely concern myself about recycling details.(我在意环境,但很少主动关注回收的细节。)
concern oneself about vs be worried about:
前者侧重“主动关心”,后者侧重“担忧、焦虑”(情绪上的不安)。
例:She concerns herself about her son’s studies(她关心儿子的学习→主动过问);She is worried about her son’s grades(她担心儿子的成绩→情绪焦虑)。
反身代词必须与主语一致:I→myself,you→yourself/yourselves,he→himself等;
介词“about”后接名词/动名词(不能接不定式):
✅ Concern yourself about solving the problem.(关心解决问题。)
❌ Concern yourself about to solve the problem.
“concern oneself about”是一个强调主动行动的短语,用来表达“主语特意将注意力放在某件事/人上”,比普通的“care about”更具体,比“be worried about”更侧重“主动关注”而非情绪。日常对话或正式写作中都可使用,是传递“用心关心”的常用表达。