itselfit•self /ɪt'self/

pron [反身代词]

1. 它自己

• The cat is licking itself. 猫在舔它自己。

2. 本身，自身

• His idea itself is good. 他的想法本身是好的。

• His behavior speaks for itself. 他的行为本身就说明了问题。

词组by itself 单独地，独自地；自动地

• To her surprise, her youngest son got up by itself this morning. 令她惊奇的是，今天早上，她的小儿子竟然自己起床了。

• Put my desk by itself please. 请把我的书桌单独放。

in itself 本身；本质上

• In itself, the film is pretty good, but it is too long. 这部电影本身是很好的，就是太长了。