Your is the second person possessive determiner. Your can refer to one or more people. your是第二人稱所有格限定詞。your可指一個或多個人。
1 DET-POSS 你的;您的;你們的 A speaker or writer uses
your to indicate that something belongs or relates to the person or people that they are talking or writing to.
你的;您的;你們的 -
Emma, I trust your opinion a great deal.
埃瑪,我非常相信你的看法。
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I left all of your messages on your desk.
我把所有給你的便條都放在你書桌上了。
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If you are unable to obtain the information you require, consult your telephone directory.
如果你無法獲得所需信息,請查詢電話號碼簿。
2 DET-POSS (有時用於口語和非正式書面語中表示泛指)你的,任何人的 In spoken English and informal written English,
your is sometimes used to indicate that something belongs to or relates to people in general.
(有時用於口語和非正式書面語中表示泛指)你的,任何人的 -
Painkillers are very useful in small amounts to bring your temperature down.
小劑量的止痛藥對於降低體溫非常有用。
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I then realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations.
那時我才意識到,人克服自身局限的可能性到底有多大。
3 DET-POSS (口語中有時用於typical, normal等形容詞前表示典型) In spoken English, a speaker sometimes uses
your before an adjective such as 'typical' or 'normal' to indicate that the thing referred to is a typical example of its type.
(口語中有時用於typical, normal等形容詞前表示典型) Usage | your and you're |
Be careful not to confuse your and you're, which are pronounced the same. Your is the possessive form of you, while you're is the contraction of you are: Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee! |
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