self-command
noun [ U ] old-fashioned uk/ˌself.kəˈmɑːnd/ us/ˌself.kəˈmænd/
自我控制
control over yourself and your emotions
He has already demonstrated composure and self-command beyond his years. 他已经表现出超出其年龄的沉着和自制力。
She bit her lip, trying to attain some degree of self-command.
Synonym: self-control
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- Their magnanimity and self-command are almost beyond comprehension.
- I do not think the same temperate coolness and self-command can be ascribed to any other great warrior of later times.
- She wanted women to be transformed into rational and independent beings whose sense of worth came, not from their appearance, but from their inner perception of self-command and knowledge.