the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
双语例句
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下，我感到极不自在。
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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。
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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜，将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。
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用作名词 (n.)
God, help those who do not help themselves! 天啊，请救助那些不自助的人们吧！
This charity aims to help people to help themselves. 这一慈善团体的宗旨是帮助人们实行自助。
We must lay stress on self reliance. 我们必须强调自立更生。
He passes on with Guin's help when Stafolos falls. 率领蒙格鲁军看到首都库林塔尔的陷阱，于是开始走上自立的道路。
用作形容词 (adj.)
God, help those who do not help themselves! 天啊，请救助那些不自助的人们吧！
Having a good heart is important, too, and through Amway we can help others while securing a good future for ourselves. 透过关怀与服务他人之心，并了解他们的需要，我们实践了助人自助的事业之路，获得具保障的未来。
He passes on with Guin's help when Stafolos falls. 率领蒙格鲁军看到首都库林塔尔的陷阱，于是开始走上自立的道路。
