self-reliance
self-reliance — 名詞
1. The ability to manage your own life, solve your own problems, and make your own
自立
不依賴他人、自己處理問題的能力
The ability to manage your own life, solve your own problems, and make your own decisions without relying on others.
After years of living with her parents, Trang finally learned the value of self-reliance.
Trang 與父母同住多年後，終於學到了自立的價值。
collocation: learned the value of self-reliance
The school's outdoor program teaches young people self-reliance through camping and hiking trips.
該校的戶外課程透過露營和健行，教導年輕人自立。
collocation: teaches + self-reliance
For many people, running their own small business is a real test of self-reliance.
對許多人來說，經營自己的小生意是對自立的真正考驗。
Vikram believed that self-reliance was the most important lesson his grandfather taught him.
Vikram 認為，自立是他祖父教給他的最重要的一課。
Moving to a new city alone taught Lakan the importance of self-reliance.
獨自搬到一個新城市，讓 Lakan 學會了自立的重要。
- independence
broader in meaning; self-reliance specifically refers to managing one's own affairs, while independence can refer to political or financial freedom
- self-sufficiency
often focuses on meeting basic needs (food, money, shelter) without outside help, whereas self-reliance includes decision-making
- autonomy
more formal; implies the right or power to make one's own rules and decisions
- dependence
the state of needing others for help or support
- helplessness
the inability to act or cope without assistance
用法筆記
This noun is uncountable and is frequently used after verbs such as 'learn', 'teach', 'value', 'develop', and 'test'. It also appears in phrases like 'a spirit of self-reliance' or 'a sense of self-reliance'.