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 Englishself-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.