ours

ours — pronoun

1. used instead of a noun to show that a person, thing, or place belongs to us or i

1.代名詞A2
釋義

used instead of a noun to show that a person, thing, or place belongs to us or is connected with us.

例句

That blue tent is ours, and the green one is Leo's.

be ours for stated possession

After the meeting, the corner office will be ours again.

同義詞
  • our own

    adds emphasis that the thing belongs to us and not to others

  • belonging to us

    an explanatory phrase rather than a normal pronoun form

反義詞
  • theirs

    shows that something belongs to another group of people

  • yours

    shows that something belongs to the listener or listeners

文法句型

be ours

a/an + noun + of ours

be ours to + verb

用法筆記

Used after a verb or after 'of' in phrases like 'a friend of ours'; it does not go directly before a noun. Before a noun, use 'our', as in 'our tent'.

常見錯誤

❌This blue tent is our.
✅This blue tent is ours.
💡use 'ours' when the noun is not repeated.
❌Ours teacher is absent today.
✅Our teacher is absent today.
💡'ours' cannot go directly before a noun.