self-possession

英 [ˌself pəˈzeʃn]

美 [ˌself pəˈzeʃn]

n.  沉着;镇静;泰然自若

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 沉着;镇静;泰然自若
  Self-possessionis the quality of being self-possessed.
  1. She found her customary self-possession had deserted her.
     她发现自己不像平时那样处事不惊了。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
  Synonym:self-controlpossessionwillpowerwill powerself-commandself-will

双语例句

• Of course, in 1990s, in its seeming decline, there was still an implied intention for reportage literature to adjust itself, which is called "the entry into quiet self-possession" by some writers.
  当然，1990年代的报告文学在看似蜕变的背后实际上仍然隐含着一种调适的企图，有人称之为走向沉静。
• We felt a little constraint with the new teacher for the first day or so. Her self-possession pleased him inspired him, set him curiously free.
  在开头一两天，我们对新教师感到有点拘束。她沉着冷静的姿态使他感到愉快，给他灵感，真奇异，他感到无拘无束。
• She most likely has experience in law enforcement or the military, though she may simply be a self-defense advocate or a dedicated hobbyist with uncommon self-possession.
  她八成有著执法或者军队的经验，虽然她也可能只是自我防卫的拥护者或是一个有著不凡私有物的狂热者。
• "In life courtesy and self-possession, and in the arts style, are the sensible impressions of the free mind, for both arise out of a deliberate shaping of all things"( William Butler Yeats).
  “在生活中礼貌和镇定，在艺术风格上是自由思想的明智反映，因为二者均出于对所有事物的有意的塑造”（威廉·巴特勒·叶芝）。
• I am healthy, young-looking with the good nature of and self-possession of man.
  我有健康的身体，年轻的外貌，有男人的内涵与修养。
• And we must make mutually beneficial cooperation a part and parcel of economic globalization and trade liberalization so as to ensure their sound development. I am healthy, young-looking with the good nature of and self-possession of man.
  赋予经济全球化和贸易自由化以互利合作的内涵，促使其健康发展。我有健康的身体，年轻的外貌，有男人的内涵与修养。
• Hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm; an imperturbable self-possession; unflappable in a crisis.
  到现在为止都很沉着，但现在他表现出了惊慌的迹象；冷静的自制；在危机中保持镇定。
• A Probe into the Causes of College Students 'Lack of Moral Self-possession and Its Solutions
  大学生道德修养缺失的原因和对策探析
• "Courage: the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery."
  “勇敢，无畏，勇气，胆量：使人带有沉着、自信和决心面对危险、恐怖或世事无常的心理素质或状态；勇气。”
• Something in the precision of her walk, in her air of self-possession, reminded me of my daughter Zoe.
  她的步伐似乎很精确，好象是在自己的地盘里一样，这倒是我想起我的女儿佐伊。