ours
发音
How to pronounce ours in British English:
英 [ɑːz]
How to pronounce ours in American English:
美 [ɑːrz]
单词词源
- ours
- c. 1300, a double possessive (with genitive suffix -s (1)), originating in northern England, and has taken over the absolute function of our (q.v.). In Middle English ourn, ouren also were used.
双语例句
- 1. World living standards grow faster than ours , as does global wealth .
- 2. Their unemployment rates , which were once higher than ours , are now lower .
- 3. China has committed itself to significant military spending , but its navy and air force will not be able to match ours for some decades .
- 4. But their intelligence is different from ours .
- 5. Of course ! Many of us do ! You 're country is very close to ours .