Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
self-con·trol
\\-kən-ˈtrōl\\ noun DATE 1711
: restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires
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self-con·trolled \\-ˈtrōld\\
adjective self-control
1711, from self + control (q.v.). Coined by Eng. moral philosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury (1671-1713).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
self-control
7self-con'trol noun [U]
the ability to remain calm and not show your emotions even though you are feeling angry, excited, etc.
自制力；自我控制:
to lose / regain your self-control
失去/恢复自制
It took all his self-control not to shout at them.
他强压怒火,没有冲他们叫嚷。
• 7self-con'trolled adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishself-control
noun VERB + SELF-CONTROL have | lose | regain | keep She struggled to keep her self-control. | exercise, show You should try exercising a little self-control! | take It took all the self-control he had not to lose his temper. | learn SELF-CONTROL + VERB snap
PHRASES a lack/loss of self-control
self-control noun
⇨ restraint
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
self-control
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
: control of oneself : restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires
< his anger blazed out and burned up his self-control — H.E.Scudder >
< passionate and rebellious, she never learned self-control — E.C.Wagenknecht >