本身

• 拼音: běn shēn
• 汉字拆解: 本 = root/original; 身 = body/self

含义

Itself; oneself; in and of itself. Emphasizing the thing or person being discussed without external factors.

Used to focus attention on the intrinsic nature or qualities of something, separate from external circumstances or perceptions. Often used to make distinctions or clarify what is inherent versus what is added.

例句

1. 这件事本身并不复杂，是人为把它弄复杂了。
2. 我对这份工作本身很感兴趣，只是薪资有点低。
3. 问题出在制度本身，而不是执行的人。

用法指南

语境: analysis, discussion

语气: clarifying

正确说法

• 学习本身就是一种乐趣。(Learning itself is a kind of pleasure.)
• 产品本身没问题，是营销做得不好。(The product itself is fine — it's the marketing that's not done well.)

错误说法

• 不要把'本身'放在句子开头作主语 (Don't put 本身 at the beginning of a sentence as the subject — it should follow the noun it modifies)

起源与历史

Compound of 本 (root, original) + 身 (body, self), meaning one's own body/self, hence 'itself.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal