| 单词 | self-possessed |
| 释义 | self-possessed From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishself-possessedˌself-posˈsessed adjectiveCONFIDENTcalm, confident, and in control of your feelings, even in difficult or unexpected situations – used to show approvalShe’s a confident self-possessed public speaker. —self-possession noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusself-possessed• Miklós, in his middle fifties, is a tall, quietly spoken but imposing figure, very self-possessed.• Until tragedy and fate catch up with her she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed.• So its final fulfilment will lie not simply in the realisation of a wholly self-possessed life.• She had a head of flowing auburn hair and carried herself in a self-possessed manner touching on the arrogant.• She was no longer the dedicated, self-possessed Miss Chilcott of Yelton. |
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