phrase If something is true by your own account, what you say is true although you have not proved it: 据…自己所说 By his own account, he's quite wealthy.他自称很富有。 She married someone who, by her own account, wasn't very kind to her. According to colleagues and by his own account, Morris was devastated by the failure of the business. See also
accountnoun(REPORT) Examples The soldiers were, by their own account, a threat to nobody but themselves. By her own account, she has led a quiet, modest life. This season, the team is 10-1 and, by their own account, primed for the playoffs.