self-possessed

形容一个人镇定自若、相信自己的能力，并能掌控自己的言行。

💡 记忆钩子

把自己稳稳地“拿在手里”：遇到压力时不慌乱，头脑清楚、举止沉着，也因此显得自信而有把握。

📝 学习建议

不要把它只理解为“自私”或“自我满足”；这里强调的是镇定、自信和自我控制。

📖 中文释义

adj

core 镇定自信的

📖 形容一个人能够掌控自己的情绪和行为，即使面对压力也不慌张，并且对自己的能力有信心，所以显得沉着、有把握。

💡 常用“一个镇定自若的人”或“显得镇定自若”这样的结构，也可说某人在困难或压力下保持这种状态。它通常是褒义形容词，强调内在稳定和外在从容，不只是“安静”或“话少”。

She remained self-possessed throughout the difficult interview.

在整个艰难的面试过程中，她始终镇定自若。

He gave a self-possessed answer despite the hostile questions.

尽管问题带有敌意，他仍给出了沉着自信的回答。

more self-possessed comparative most self-possessed superlative

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 1 组

in full control of your faculties; ; ;

同义词集: collected equanimous poised self-collected self-contained self-possessed

the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination

perfectly poised and sure of himself

more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen

strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble

近似: composed

🌳 词源

由表示“自己”的成分和表示“拥有、控制”的成分构成，字面上有“掌控自己”的意思。

Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English possessed English self-possessed From self- + possessed.

🔄 变式

more self-possessed compar most self-possessed superl

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