self-possession

英 [ˌself pəˈzeʃn]

美 [ˌself pəˈzeʃn]

n.  沉着;镇静;泰然自若

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 沉着;镇静;泰然自若
  Self-possessionis the quality of being self-possessed.
  1. She found her customary self-possession had deserted her.
     她发现自己不像平时那样处事不惊了。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
  Synonym:self-controlpossessionwillpowerwill powerself-commandself-will

双语例句

• We felt a little constraint with the new teacher for the first day or so. Her self-possession pleased him inspired him, set him curiously free.
  在开头一两天，我们对新教师感到有点拘束。她沉着冷静的姿态使他感到愉快，给他灵感，真奇异，他感到无拘无束。
• Hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm; an imperturbable self-possession; unflappable in a crisis.
  到现在为止都很沉着，但现在他表现出了惊慌的迹象；冷静的自制；在危机中保持镇定。
• "In life courtesy and self-possession, and in the arts style, are the sensible impressions of the free mind, for both arise out of a deliberate shaping of all things"( William Butler Yeats).
  “在生活中礼貌和镇定，在艺术风格上是自由思想的明智反映，因为二者均出于对所有事物的有意的塑造”（威廉·巴特勒·叶芝）。
• Because of his small size and fair good looks ( and maybe also because of that very quality of self-possession I had admired), the sisters were after Andy from the day he walked in.
  由于安迪长得比较矮小，生就一张俊脸，或许也因为他那特有的泰然自若的神态，他一进来就被那批姊妹看上了。
• Of course, in 1990s, in its seeming decline, there was still an implied intention for reportage literature to adjust itself, which is called "the entry into quiet self-possession" by some writers.
  当然，1990年代的报告文学在看似蜕变的背后实际上仍然隐含着一种调适的企图，有人称之为走向沉静。
• Phillip admired Tom's arrogance and self-possession.
  菲利普欣赏汤姆的傲慢和沉着。
• I am healthy, young-looking with the good nature of and self-possession of man.
  我有健康的身体，年轻的外貌，有男人的内涵与修养。
• Or chanting when under duress, Im not a loser. Yet when she isnt mooning or abasing herself to win the attention of a handsome fellow intern, she shows off a preternatural self-possession, the girl with all the answers.
  或者在受欺负时念咒我不是个失败者然而当她毫不费力的赢得了英俊的实习生的注意时，她又展现出了异常的沉着，这个女孩有着所有的答案。
• Feeling that Nekhludoff wanted to lead her out into another world, she resisted him, foreseeing that she would have to lose her place in life, with the self-possession and self-respect it gave her.
  她发觉聂赫留朵夫要把她拉到另一个世界里去，就加以抵制，因为预见到在那个世界里她将丧失这样的生活地位，从而也就丧失自信心和自尊心。
• "Courage: the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery."
  “勇敢，无畏，勇气，胆量：使人带有沉着、自信和决心面对危险、恐怖或世事无常的心理素质或状态；勇气。”