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单词 self-command
释义

self-command

noun

self-com·​mand ˌself-kə-ˈmand How to pronounce self-command (audio)
: command of oneself : self-control
She turns away and sits down on the bench under the yew tree, struggling to recover her self-command. George Bernard Shaw
When Tommy set forth on the trail of the two men, it took all Tuppence's self-command to refrain from accompanying him. Agatha Christie

Synonyms

  • constraint
  • continence
  • discipline
  • discretion
  • inhibition
  • refrainment
  • repression
  • reserve
  • restraint
  • self-control
  • self-restraint
  • suppression
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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

self-command

noun

1
as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others a witness practicing remarkable self-command under intense questioning by several members of Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • restraint
  • discipline
  • composure
  • repression
  • inhibition
  • suppression
  • self-control
  • discretion
  • self-restraint
  • constraint
  • continence
  • refrainment
  • reserve
  • willpower
  • possession
  • mastery
  • self-mastery
  • self-discipline
  • self-possession
  • bashfulness
  • taciturnity
  • control
  • aloofness
  • will
  • modesty
  • reticence
  • self-containment
  • silence
  • shyness
  • self-denial
  • distance
  • detachedness
  • command
  • self-censorship
  • self-government
  • self-poise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unconstraint
  • disinhibition
  • incontinence
  • gratification
  • frankness
  • indulgence
  • candor
  • intemperance
  • uninhibitedness
  • self-abandonment
  • bluntness
  • overindulgence
  • unrestrainedness
  • self-indulgence
  • immoderacy
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2
as in temperance
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions an aloof man of great self-command but little charm

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • restraint
  • temperance
  • composure
  • willpower
  • self-possession
  • self-mastery
  • self-discipline
  • nerve
  • temperateness
  • determination
  • will
  • self-control
  • self-restraint
  • continence
  • self-containment
  • confidence
  • discipline
  • assurance
  • self-government
  • moderateness
  • moderation
  • abnegation
  • equanimity
  • self-abnegation
  • soberness
  • forbearance
  • mastery
  • poise
  • self-denial
  • abstention
  • sobriety
  • avoidance
  • eschewal
  • abstinence
  • coolness
  • control
  • aplomb
  • self-confidence
  • command
  • discretion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gratification
  • indulgence
  • intemperance
  • feebleness
  • intemperateness
  • excessiveness
  • overindulgence
  • weakness
  • vice
  • frailty
  • unrestraint
  • foible
  • failing
  • unreserve
  • self-indulgence
  • unconstraint
  • shortcoming
  • demerit
  • fault
  • indiscipline
  • immoderacy
  • unreservedness
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