/self ||; sɛlf/noun
[C] (pluralselves /selvz ||; sɛlvz/) a person's own nature or qualities (个人的)本性,本质,正常状态;自我;自己:
It's good to see you back to your old self again (= feeling well or happy again).见到你恢复昔日的状态真好。Her spiteful remark revealed her true self (= what she was really like).她那怀有恶意的言辞暴露了她的本性。