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单词 self-possession
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self-possession
noun[U]
uk
/ˌself.pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/ˌself.pəˈzeʃ.ən/
thecharacteristicof beingcalmand incontrolofyouremotionsat alltimes:
沉着，镇定
Helookedsurprisedbutsoonrecoveredhis self-possession.他看上去有点惊讶，但很快就恢复了镇定。
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(Definition ofself-possessionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

self-possession| American Dictionary

self-possession
noun[U]
us
/ˌself·pəˈzeʃ·ən/
thequalityof beingcalmand incontrolofyouremotions:
Sheshowsremarkableself-possession for achild.

self-possessed

adjectiveus
/ˌself·pəˈzest/
(Definition ofself-possessionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-possession

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Maintaining this extremely tenuous position, they intervened in cultural debates about the relationship between land management andself-possession.
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And if fastness refers toself-possession, looseness must refer to the ability to give up that ownership - in terms of political economy to alienate oneself.
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He had recovered hisself-possessionin an instant.
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But myself-possessioncan coexist with your selfpossession without allowing scope for unwanted bodily incursions based on reasonable apprehensions of consent, because self-possession requires no external action.
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I cannot imagine how they all get so muchself-possession.
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Above all, she showed us her enormous courage, herself-possessionand her dignity.
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I admired theirself-possessionand their flow of oratory.
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There remains the danger that workers will lose theirself-possession.
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His conscientiousness, single-mindedness, and unfailingself-possessionatoned to some extent for his lack of military genius.
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She modeled her own designs and rarely let her dramatic, elegant air ofself-possessionfalter.
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Characteristic traits are his hackney-like action, fearless animation, completeself-possession, and his spirited presence.
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The king, greatly impressed with the youth's tact andself-possession, chose to give him a series of tests both gigantic and impossible for ordinary mortals.
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He is capable of self-knowledge, ofself-possessionand of freely giving himself and entering into communion with other persons.
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Like the female spirit in this print, they generally have longer faces with strong jaws giving an impression of greaterself-possession, if not outright aggressiveness.
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In this work the flat setting allows the viewer to settle on the woman's face and quietself-possession.
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