| 词汇 | self-restraint |
| 释义 | self-restraint noun[ U ] uk /ˌself.rɪˈstreɪnt/ us /ˌself.rɪˈstreɪnt/ control of your own actions: 自制 He was angry but managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.他很生气，但以极大的自制冷静地作出了回答。 Self-control and moderation anti-pleasure ascetically asceticism be in command (of yourself)idiom boundary go easyidiom go steady on somethingidiom golden mean grip imperviously puritanically puritanism restrained restrainedly restraint stint temperance undignified unsensational willpower self-restraint | American Dictionaryself-restraint noun[ U ] us/ˈself·rɪˈstreɪnt/ control over your emotions and actions; self-control: You need to exercise a little self-restraint. Examples of self-restraintself-restraint In biological and social terms it is a noble and unselfish act of individual self-restraint. It is also argued that the development of attitudes of tolerance and self-restraint was seen as a necessary condition for the public sphere. This cultural inhibition works either through the woman's self-restraint or through social pressure. It is of more than passing interest to observe that a court which is governed by a sense of self-restraint does not thereby become paralyzed. Further, his self-restraint was seen to be a token of his fitness to stand above his social inferiors. More importantly, sophisticated akratics are better placed than the state to choose appropriate methods of self-restraint. However, the self-restraint model fails to provide a mechanism for reproductive inhibition by scent marks. The more intense the self-restraint that is called for, the more intense must be the desire calling for restraint. But temperance also relates more generally to self-restraint and moderation. In the courtly world, self-restraint was a mark of freedom. But this immediately generated a tension between women's speaking more freely and, at the same time, being required to exercise increased self-restraint. Prudence and self-restraint were projected as moral qualities for the general public, as suggested by the frequent statements regarding the consequences of "reckless consumption" among those of more modest means. Examination of the formal-institutional history of the court suggests that the traditional self-restraint and passive role of the judiciary cannot be explained solely in terms of a limiting institutional framework. Everything will depend in the future on the sensitivity and self-restraint shown by the people in the national park authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a bigger problem than the one which can be addressed by self-restraint through the operation of an on-off button by an adult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of self-restraint These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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