yours
yours — 代名詞
1. a word that takes the place of 'your' and a noun; it tells the person you are ta
你的
代替「你的+名詞」的用法
a word that takes the place of 'your' and a noun; it tells the person you are talking to that something belongs to them
Is this pen yours, or does it belong to the teacher?
這支筆是你的，還是老師的？
yours as standalone possessive pronoun
Harper forgot her water bottle at home, so she asked if she could borrow yours.
Harper 忘了帶水壺，所以她問能不能借用你的。
That blue bicycle by the gate is yours — your father left it for you this morning.
大門旁那輛藍色腳踏車是你的——你爸爸今天早上留給你的。
Yael checked the name tags on every backpack until she found one that was yours.
Yael 檢查了每個背包上的名牌，直到找到那個是你的。
Sari offered me her umbrella when she saw that I had left yours on the bus.
Sari 看到我把你的傘忘在公車上，就把她的傘借給了我。
文法句型
yours replaces 'your + noun'
用法筆記
Unlike 'your' (a determiner), 'yours' stands alone without a following noun — e.g. 'This is your book' vs 'This book is yours'.
常見錯誤
2. a word used in standard polite phrases that come just above a signature when fin
敬上
正式書信結尾的禮貌用語
a word used in standard polite phrases that come just above a signature when finishing a formal letter or email
We look forward to receiving your response. Yours sincerely, Gita Patel.
我們期待收到您的回覆。Gita Patel 敬上。
Yours sincerely in formal letter
Please send the signed contract by Friday. Yours faithfully, Caio Rodriguez.
請在星期五前寄回簽署好的合約。Caio Rodriguez 敬上。
Yours faithfully when recipient not named
Thank you for reviewing our funding request for the new children's library. Yours truly, Élise Novak, Taitung Literacy Project.
感謝您審閱我們為新兒童圖書館提出的經費申請。臺東閱讀推廣計畫 Élise Novak 敬上。
Thank you for your generous donation to the school library. Yours sincerely, Yael Huang.
感謝您對學校圖書館的慷慨捐贈。Yael Huang 敬上。
We hope you will join us for the open-mic night on Saturday. Yours truly, Karim Hassan, Taipei Community Arts Centre.
希望您能參加週六的開放麥克風之夜。臺北社區藝術中心 Karim Hassan 敬上。
文法句型
Yours sincerely / Yours faithfully / Yours truly + signature
用法筆記
Use 'Yours sincerely' when the letter starts with the recipient's name (e.g. 'Dear Ms. Chen') and 'Yours faithfully' when it starts with 'Dear Sir or Madam'. 'Yours truly' is more common in American English.
常見錯誤
❌ 'Yours sincerely, Yael Kim (no comma before the name)' — always place a comma after the closing phrase before the name.
3. a word that shows something belongs to people in general, not to one specific pe
大家的
泛指與所有人有關的事物
a word that shows something belongs to people in general, not to one specific person; it often appears in general statements or common sayings
In a well-run community, the public garden is yours to enjoy and care for together.
在一個運作良好的社區裡，公共花園是大家共同享有和維護的。
generic yours meaning 'one's'
On moving-in day, the empty room is yours to decorate however you like, from the bed to the shelves.
搬進新家的那天，空房間可以照你喜歡的方式佈置，從床到書架都由你決定。
Opportunities in this programme are yours to take if you are willing to work hard.
這個課程裡的機會，只要你願意努力，都可以爭取。
The choice of career is yours to make; no parent should force a path on their child.
職業選擇是每個人自己的事——父母不該強迫孩子走哪條路。
The story of the old mill is yours to explore at the town museum.
老磨坊的故事可以到鎮上博物館去探索。
文法句型
yours in general statements about people
用法筆記
This sense is similar to the generic 'you' (meaning 'one' / 'people in general'). It is not interchangeable with sense 1, which refers to a specific person being spoken to.