self-respecting

🇬🇧 UK/'selfri'spektiŋ/🇺🇸 US/selfris'pektiŋ/

Definitions

adj.

Having proper pride and awareness of one's own worth and dignity

有自尊心的,自重的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
self-respectingother
=self-respecting

Common Collocations

  • 1.no self-respecting person没有自尊心的人(反讽用法)
  • 2.every self-respecting professional每一位自重的专业人士
  • 3.[self-respecting individual]有自尊心的人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    No self-respecting chef would ever serve a dish without tasting it first.

  • 2.

    Every self-respecting journalist verifies facts before publishing a story.

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