self-defeating

英 美
  • adj.弄巧成拙的;适得其反的
  • oscillating adj.振荡的;犹豫的动词oscillate的现在分词形式.
  • self n.自己;本性;自我pron.我自己;你自己;他或她自己adj.始终如一的;同一类型的;性质不变的v.近亲繁殖;自花授粉
Adjective:
  1. acting to defeat its own purpose;

    "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"

    1. Punishing the demonstrators is self-defeating because it only encourages further demonstrations.
      惩治示威群众可谓事与愿违,因为这反而会激发起更多的示威游行。