self-restraint

释义

self-（自己）+ restraint（re- 往回 + strain 拉紧 → 拉住、约束）。restraint 字面是「把自己往回拉紧」；self-restraint 指对自己的冲动这么做。

常用搭配

• 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

例句

• 1.

  It took real self-restraint not to reply angrily.

  忍住不愤怒回复需要真正的自制力。

• 2.

  He showed remarkable self-restraint under provocation.

  面对挑衅，他表现出非凡的自制力。