self-command
UKUS
Definitions
n.
The ability to control one's own emotions and behaviour; self-control
自制力，克己
Root Breakdown
Native Englishselfself, own
+
commandroot
=self-command
self + command = command over oneself — holding your own emotions and impulses in your grip, i.e. self-control.
Common Collocations
- 1.exercise self-command运用自制力
- 2.lose self-command失去自制力
- 3.maintain self-command保持自制力
Example Sentences
- 1.
He kept his self-command even under fierce criticism.