self-regulating

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Able to control itself.
    — The motor was self-regulating, until the governor broke and it suddenly raced out of control.
  2. Of an organization, establishing standards for itself rather than having them legislated for it by government.
    — Lawyers are self-regulating through the bar association, which sets standards and imposes penalties.

词形变化

more self-regulating comparative most self-regulating superlative

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 regulating
English self-regulating
From self- + regulating.
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