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单词 self-controlling
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self-controllingadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, controlling adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + controlling adj., after self-control n. Compare earlier self-controlled adj.
Exhibiting, practising, or involving self-control.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]
coolc1430
coldc1500
within oneself (itself, etc.)1518
cool-headed1684
present to oneself1692
possesseda1698
self-restrained1700
self-collecteda1711
cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732
self-possessing1732
self-regulating1755
cool-brained1765
self-possessed1766
self-restraining1777
self-disciplined?1791
self-controlling1796
self-repressed1814
self-controlled1822
self-contained1838
self-repressing1849
unimpulsive1856
posé1858
downbeat1953
cucumber-cool1955
supercool1965
1796 Origin Duty & Right in Man, Considered 156 It was a self-acting, a self-controlling principle, by which each would compel himself to do that.
1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. iv. 71 The deep and self-controlling mind of Adrian.
1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. vi. 131 A comparatively self-controlling nature, capable of sacrificing present ease to future good.
1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 155 68/2 People who should be corrected and returned to society as self-supporting and self-controlling citizens.
1981 Phi Delta Kappan 62 497/1 Such approaches do not address the aim of discipline, which is to make people self-controlling and self-responsible.
1994 N. H. Hadley Elective Mutism vii. 63 Silence is also adopted by children as a self-controlling response for profane or obscene language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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