self-restraint
UKUS
Definitions
n.
The ability to control one's own emotions and actions
自制，克制
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-one's own person or thing
+
restraintagain, back
=self-restraint
self- (oneself) + restraint (re- back + strain draw tight → holding back). restraint is literally 'pulling yourself back tight'; self-restraint names doing that to your own impulses.
Common Collocations
- 1.exercise self-restraint保持克制
- 2.show self-restraint表现出自制力
- 3.lack of self-restraint缺乏自制力
Example Sentences
- 1.
It took real self-restraint not to reply angrily.
- 2.
He showed remarkable self-restraint under provocation.