det，pron (1)自己的(belonging to the person or the thing stated)(与所有格连用，强调个人所有或事物的特性)：one's～car/children/idea/fault/money 某人自己的汽车/孩子/想法/过失/钱;You can see it with your～eyes.你可亲眼见到。Each city has its～peculiarities.每座城市都各具特色。Is it your～or did you borrow it? 这是你自己的，还是你借来的? His background is/views are similar to my～.他的经历/观点和我的类似。have a house/property/experience/character of one's～;拥有自己的房子/拥有自己的一处房地产/具有自己的经历/具有自己的个性;For reasons of his～，he didn't come.由于个人方面的原因他没有来。This orange has a flavour all its～.这种柑橘有其特有的味道。His style is distinctive，very much his～.他的风格与众不同，独具特色。〖同〗individual，particular，personal，private;

(2)(为)自己做的 (done or produced by or for the person stated)：make one's～bed 自己铺床;cook one's～meals 自己做饭;do one's～homework 做作业;He insists on being his～doctor/lawyer/master.他坚持自我医治/自我辩护/自己作主。

come into one's own 得到自己应得之物：One day his theory will come into its～.总有一天他的理论会得到承认。

hold one's own (against sb/sth)(in sth) 1)坚守立场;不被打败：She was able to hold her～during the discussion even though most people didn't agree with her.尽管在讨论中大多数人都不赞同她，她仍能坚持自己的立场。2)挺(支撑)住：Though he is seriously ill，he is holding his～.尽管病得很重，他还在支撑着。

(all) on one's own 1)独自地：All his life he's lived on his～.他一生独居。2)独立地：Blind visitors could easily find all the exhibits on their～or with their guide dogs.盲人参观者可以由他们自己，或靠导盲犬很容易地找到所有的展品。3)杰出的(infml)：For craftsmanship，he is on his～.论手艺，他无以伦比。

get/have one's own back(on sb) (向某人)报复(infml)： I haven't forgotten how badly he treated me and I'll get my～back(on him).我至今也没有忘记他对待我有多坏，总有一天我要报复(他)。

own brand 自家商标的[作attrib]：O～brand goods are often better.自家商标的货品总要好些。

v(1)拥有(have(sth)as one's possession)[T+n]：Who～s the car/television set/land here? 这辆汽车/这架电视机/这儿的土地是谁的? Do you～the house or do you rent it?这房子是你自己的，还是租的? You don't～this park.It belongs to everyone.这个公园不是你个人所有，它属于大家。〖同〗have，hold，possess;

(2)承认(acknowledge，admit or confess)[I+prep(to)，T+n，T+that，C+n+adj，C+n+n]：～to being scared/being at fault/having lied/a sense of shame/feeling of anxiety/a mistake/the theft 承认害怕/承认错了/承认说谎/承认羞愧难当/承认心情焦虑/承认犯了错误/承认偷盗;The man refused to～the child.那个男人不认这个孩子。It was my fault.I'll～it.这是我的错，我承认。Society must～the right of every man to speak his mind.社会必须承认人人都有表达自己想法的权利。I～that I have not been working very hard/I've made a mistake. 我承认我一直工作不很努力/我犯了一个错误。They～ed themselves defeated.他们承认自己失败了。～oneself at fault 承认自己错了;He～ed himself a supporter of the scheme.他承认自己是那个阴谋的支持者。

own up (to sth.)(v adv)坦白(vi)(infml)： The one who did it had better～up.谁干的最好自己说出来。One can～up to one's mistakes with candour and charm.一个人可以做到坦率而有风度地承认自己的错误。

→′owner n 物主;′ownerless adj无主的;

【辨异】own与have、hold、occupy和possess的区别见HAVE。