
发表个人意见;说自己的事;为自己辩护
I can only speak for myself. After being a pastor for some time, one begins to think highly of oneself. Naturally one becomes some kind of authority on who knows what.
我不知你怎样,但我只能代表自己这样说,在成为牧师多年之后,我很容易开始出现自我膨胀的倾向,以为自己是很多事上的权威人士。
|give a good account of oneself/speak for themselves;发表个人意见;说自己的事;为自己辩护
“speak for oneself” 是一个英语习语,主要有以下两种含义:
指某人亲自表达自己的观点或立场,而非由他人代劳。
例句:
"Don't assume I agree with you. Let me speak for myself."
(“别假设我同意你,让我自己说。”)
强调所说内容仅适用于说话者本人,不涉及他人。常用于否定或反驳他人以偏概全的表述。
例句:
作为独立短句使用时,带有反驳或幽默语气,表示“这只是你的看法,别算上我”。
例句:
A: "This movie is boring."
B: "Speak for yourself! I love it."
(A:“这电影真无聊。” B:“那是你觉得!我可喜欢了。”)
单词:speak for oneself
动词短语
/speak/ /fɔr/ /wʌnsɛlf/
表达自己的观点或感受,不代表他人。
“speak for oneself”短语通常用于表达个人意见,强调只能代表自己,不能代表他人。
“speak from one's own experience”、“speak one's mind”
“speak for others”、“speak on behalf of”、“speak for the group”
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