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单词 self-possessed
释义
self-possessed
adjective
uk
/ˌself.pəˈzest/us
/ˌself.pəˈzest/
calmand incontrolofyouremotionsat alltimes:
She is aconfidentand self-possessedpublicspeaker.
Shestruckme as anextremelyself-possessedyoungwoman with a lot ofpresence.
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  • Despite theoccasionalflashofirritability, hesoundedcalmand self-possessed.
  • Where did thisremarkablyself-possessedyoungwoman get herspecialtalentfrom?
  • Heseemedtoo self-possessed andself-awaretoletanychallengesaffecthim.
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Calm and relaxed
(Definition ofself-possessedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-possessed

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They, too, nurtured the dream of an expansive civil society built not upon savage barter but upon transactions amongself-possessed, moneyed persons.
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The artist stresses thereby theself-possessed, cold professionalism of the assailant.
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The child has been quiteself-possessed.
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He was fond of reading, intelligent, andself-possessed.
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He was a quiet,self-possessedboy and grew into a strong and noble young man.
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Bane is a devious child -- charming, but ambitious, and totallyself-possessed.
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In both films, she played aself-possessed, elderly married woman.
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On rising from the piano, he was always the same quiet, respectable,self-possessed, middle-aged gentleman that he was at the dinner table of his hotel.
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She had a penetrating voice, and was thoroughlyself-possessedin public speaking.
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Instead, they present themselves as young women with demands and desires, proudly hard-bodied andself-possessed.
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They are described as greedy,self-possessedcreatures, and the major antagonist commonly uses them as mercenaries or summoned monsters.
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He appearedself-possessedand decided and was popular amongst his men because of his care for their concerns.
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