self-determination

英 ['selfdi'tə:mi'neiʃən] 美
  • n. 民族自决;自我决定
近义词 freedom

TEM4 低频词

英英释义


1. government of a country by its own people
2. determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

考试真题


Kwanzaa is based on seven principles which are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

实用场景例句


Independence offers many advantages, the first and foremost of which is self - determination .
独立带来很多好处, 首先也是最重要的是 自决.

期刊摘选

Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty.
威特·沃尔泽克声称这项法律可能会对隐私权和自主权造成侵犯,并破坏对宗教自由的尊重。

柯林斯例句

双语例句


1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。

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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。

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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。

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英文词源


self-determination (n.)
1680s, "determination of mind," from self- + determination. Political sense is attested from 1911, popularized by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).