self-restraintn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈstreɪnt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfrəˈstreɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, restraint n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + restraint n.

Restraint imposed by oneself on one's actions, feelings, etc.; esp. the ability to repress or control undesirable behaviour or impulses; self-control.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun]

repressiona1413

governailc1425

willc1480

self-rule1532

coldness1548

stay1556

presentness of mind1598

coolness1607

cold blooda1609

temper1611

self-discipline1612

retention?1615

presence of mind?1624

self-governance1630

retentiveness1641

self-command1651

self-mastery1652

self-control1653

self-direction1653

self-restraint1656

self-possession1665

possessednessa1698

self-regulation1698

possession1703

retenue1747

sang-froid1750

self-collection1761

render1768

self-collectedness1805

self-repression1821

self-containedness1835

unimpulsiveness1860

cool-headedness1881

sophrosyne1889

cool1964

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [noun] > constraint or suppression

self-restraint1656

self-limitation1692

constraint1706

suppression1706

self-repression1821

1656 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia II. i. 72 Have I not other affliction enough in my passion? The difficulty to speak with you; the sad necessity of my self-restraint and reservedness [Fr. la dur necessité de me contraindre eternellement].

a1691 R. Baxter Universal Redempt. Mankind (1694) vii. 120 Sinning to the utmost without any self-restraint.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. civ. 143 He had been candid enough to make her acquainted with this cause of exiling himself from her presence; and she admitted the prudence of his self-restraint.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. x. §3 190 A prudent or conscientious self-restraint.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 253 Those invalids who, having no self-restraint, will not leave off their habits of intemperance.

1932 Z. N. Hurston Let. 17 May in Life in Lett. (2002) 256 Honest Godmother it requires all my self-restraint to keep from tearing the gin-hound to pieces.

1980 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 39 651 Dominance is problematic and..India has had to exercise self-restraint in the use of its power.

2017 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 70 Consumers need to have more self-restraint and ask themselves: if they can't pay for the item in cash or from their debit account now, can they actually afford it?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-restraint
释义	self-restraintn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfrᵻˈstreɪnt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈstreɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, restraint n. Etymology: < self- prefix + restraint n. Restraint imposed by oneself on one's actions, feelings, etc.; esp. the ability to repress or control undesirable behaviour or impulses; self-control. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] repressiona1413 governailc1425 willc1480 self-rule1532 coldness1548 stay1556 presentness of mind1598 coolness1607 cold blooda1609 temper1611 self-discipline1612 retention?1615 presence of mind?1624 self-governance1630 retentiveness1641 self-command1651 self-mastery1652 self-control1653 self-direction1653 self-restraint1656 self-possession1665 possessednessa1698 self-regulation1698 possession1703 retenue1747 sang-froid1750 self-collection1761 render1768 self-collectedness1805 self-repression1821 self-containedness1835 unimpulsiveness1860 cool-headedness1881 sophrosyne1889 cool1964 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [noun] > constraint or suppression self-restraint1656 self-limitation1692 constraint1706 suppression1706 self-repression1821 1656 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia II. i. 72 Have I not other affliction enough in my passion? The difficulty to speak with you; the sad necessity of my self-restraint and reservedness [Fr. la dur necessité de me contraindre eternellement]. a1691 R. Baxter Universal Redempt. Mankind (1694) vii. 120 Sinning to the utmost without any self-restraint. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. civ. 143 He had been candid enough to make her acquainted with this cause of exiling himself from her presence; and she admitted the prudence of his self-restraint. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. x. §3 190 A prudent or conscientious self-restraint. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 253 Those invalids who, having no self-restraint, will not leave off their habits of intemperance. 1932 Z. N. Hurston Let. 17 May in Life in Lett. (2002) 256 Honest Godmother it requires all my self-restraint to keep from tearing the gin-hound to pieces. 1980 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 39 651 Dominance is problematic and..India has had to exercise self-restraint in the use of its power. 2017 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 70 Consumers need to have more self-restraint and ask themselves: if they can't pay for the item in cash or from their debit account now, can they actually afford it? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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