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

• 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。
• 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
• Feeling that Nekhludoff wanted to lead her out into another world, she resisted him, foreseeing that she would have to lose her place in life, with the self-possession and self-respect it gave her.
  她发觉聂赫留朵夫要把她拉到另一个世界里去，就加以抵制，因为预见到在那个世界里她将丧失这样的生活地位，从而也就丧失自信心和自尊心。
• In order to realize this process, we must strengthen outer controlling of morality, cultivate the mechanism of acceptance of individuals 'morals and strengthen subjects' moral self-possession.
  因此，我们必须加强外部道德调控、培育个体道德的接受机制和加强主体自身的道德修养。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was standing by him at her full height, in quiet majestic self-possession.
  她正挺直着身子站在他身边，神情严肃，沉静，自制。
• The usually serene Albert had entirely lost his self-possession.
  平常沉着的亚尔巴特，完全失去了他的冷静。
• 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。