单词 | self-possession |
释义 | self-possession (once / 1792 pages) n WORD FAMILY possession: possessions, self-possession+/dispossess: dispossessed, dispossesses, dispossessing, dispossession/dispossession: dispossessions/possess: dispossess, possessed, possesses, possessing, possession, possessive, possessor, prepossess, repossess/possessed: possessedly, self-possessed/possessive: possessively, possessiveness, possessives/possessor: possessors/prepossess: prepossessed, prepossesses, prepossessing, prepossession/prepossessing: prepossessingly, unprepossessing/prepossession: prepossessions/repossess: repossessed, repossesses, repossessing, repossession/repossession: repossessions/unprepossessing: unprepossessingly USAGE EXAMPLESNot to mention a presence that tends to chafe with his self-possession, his army of converts and zealots. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) It is, rather, a world of ordinary working-class black people, whose style and self-possession comes through in spontaneous everyday gestures. The New Yorker(Nov 21, 2016) But Giles thinks her own self-possession and take-no-guff demeanor blunted the bad behavior that, sadly, might be expected from some male peers. Los Angeles Times(Nov 12, 2016) n the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper possession, self-command, self-control, self-will, will power, willpower nerves control of your emotions presence of mindself-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve the trait of being resolute |
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