1680s, "determination of mind," from self- + determination. Political sense is attested from 1911, popularized by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。
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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。
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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
1680s, "determination of mind," from self- + determination. Political sense is attested from 1911, popularized by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
双语例句
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。
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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。
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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.