self-respect

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The knowledge of one's own worth. uncountable
    — […] he wished he had been a William Price, distinguishing himself and working his way to fortune and consequence with so much self-respect and happy ardour, instead of what he was!

词源

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