1650s, "act of defending oneself," first attested in Hobbes, from self- + defense. In sports sense, first with reference to fencing (1728), then boxing (1820s).
雙語例句
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他從未表現(xiàn)出他前任的那種近乎傲慢的自信。
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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在盧克母親審視的目光下，我感到極不自在。
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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已經(jīng)變成一個快樂、自信的女人。
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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因開槍自殘受傷正在接受治療。
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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.