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self-contained

/self-kuhn-teynd, self-/US // ˈsɛlf kənˈteɪnd, ˌsɛlf- //

自足的,自成一体,自给自足,自成一体的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
    • : reserved or uncommunicative.
    • : self-controlled or self-possessed.
    • : complete in itself.

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Examples

  • We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.

  • Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

  • For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.

  • I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.

  • Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

  • Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

  • Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.

  • At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.

  • But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?

  • Yet, Monsieur Arden, I have discovered some of the best treasures the house contained, and they are at present in this room.