抽象名词 oneself:相当于very 抽象名词的形容词含义
《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1345页itself词条
be patience/ kindness/simplicity etc itself: to be very patient/ kind, simple etc非常耐心/善良/简洁等
Loading the software is simplicity itself. 载入这个软件很简单。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第八版第1119页itself词条
be patience/honesty/simplicity/etc. itself十分有耐心(或诚实、朴素等)
The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself. 旅馆经理彬彬有礼。
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《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》第1123页itself词条
itself用在名词后,表示某人或某物极具某种特质
She was/seemed kindness itself. (=she was extremely kind) 她极其友善。
Your cake is perfection itself. (=your cake is perfect) 你的蛋糕真是完美无缺。
《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1120页itself词条
itself(用于表示某人或某物具有许多某种特质)
The nurses had been kindness itself to Leonora.
护士们过去一直对莉奥诺拉非常好。
Applying online is simplicity itself. 网上申请非常简单。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1409页itself词条
itself(加在抽象名词之后)极度,非常
I was never really happy there, although the people were kindness itself.
我在那里从来没有真正高兴过,虽然那里的人们非常亲切。
Many men are charm itself. 许多男人非常有魅力。
He is rarely satisfied with anything less than perfection itself.
他一般只对那些绝对完美的事情感到满意。
这个结构适当(而非刻意)地使用于写作中,觉得还不错。
2017年6月12日