the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
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.)
With his usual possession, he answered all the questions. 他以那惯常的沉着回答了所有的问题。
The father became a bitter recluse,shutting himself away from many friends and refusing every activity that might restore his poise and bring him back to his normal self. 这个男人把自己关起来远离朋友，拒绝任何能使他镇定下来恢复正常的事，成了一个痛苦的自闭者。
