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单词 self-limiting
释义

self-limiting

[ self-lim-i-ting ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

limiting oneself or itself: a self-limiting authority.
(of a disease) self-limited.

Origin of self-limiting

First recorded in 1860–65

OTHER WORDS FROM self-limiting

self-lim·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby self-limiting

self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made
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Example sentences from the Web for self-limiting

  • Ron Paul is self-limiting, Newt Gingrich is self-aggrandizing, and Rick Santorum is self-righteous.

    Romney Wins Michigan and Arizona, but Political Tourette’s Is Costing Him|Paul Begala|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • They, the millions upon millions of self-limiting ones, were the servants.

    The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith
  • A few, through sheer luck, had been blown into self-limiting bits by duodec.

    The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith
  • Being a great man (if as democracies seem to think being a great man is a disease) is at least a self-limiting disease.

    Crowds|Gerald Stanley Lee
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