单词 | self-restraining |
释义 | self-restrainingadj. Demonstrating or characterized by self-restraint. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective] > suppressed or restrained suppressed1536 retent1568 self-restrained1700 buttoned-up1767 self-restraining1777 self-repressed1814 reserveful1827 self-repressing1849 withheld1914 1777 Lett. Henrietta to Morvina I. xii. 88 That self-restraining modesty which she is so largely endowed with, makes, and has ever made her, suppress more sheer wit..than two-thirds of mankind are capable of uttering. 1845 M. Fuller Woman in 19th Cent. 57 Not [capable] of a steadfast wisdom, or self-restraining virtue. 1853 G. Lewis Bible, Missal, & Breviary I. vii. 121 The Christian maiden,..self-sacrificing and self-restraining, yet unconscious of any superiority to others. 1946 R. T. Flewelling Things that matter Most x. 342 The power of a self-restraining people to manage their own affairs. 2012 Washington Monthly Mar. 51/1 Government is fine when it's helping people like them—hardworking, uncomplaining,..self-restraining, religious,..patriotic Americans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1777 |
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