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。
• She was standing by him at her full height, in quiet majestic self-possession.
  她正挺直着身子站在他身边，神情严肃，沉静，自制。
• 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。
• The usually serene Albert had entirely lost his self-possession.
  平常沉着的亚尔巴特，完全失去了他的冷静。
• Phillip admired Tom's arrogance and self-possession.
  菲利普欣赏汤姆的傲慢和沉着。
• A Probe into the Causes of College Students 'Lack of Moral Self-possession and Its Solutions
  大学生道德修养缺失的原因和对策探析
• 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。
• Something in the precision of her walk, in her air of self-possession, reminded me of my daughter Zoe.
  她的步伐似乎很精确，好象是在自己的地盘里一样，这倒是我想起我的女儿佐伊。
• 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。
• "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。”