Self-defeating

a. 违背自身利益的, 有违自己初衷的

📖 牛津释义

self-defeating adj (of a course of action, etc) likely to achieve the opposite of what it should achieve (指步骤等)适得其反的 Punishing the demonstrators is self-defeating because it only encourages further demonstrations. 惩治示威群众可谓事与愿违, 因为这反而会激发起更多的示威游行.

🧩 词语组成解析

self [self]
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利; adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的; vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖; vi. 自花授精;
defeating
v. 击败( defeat的现在分词 ); 战胜; 挫败; 使困惑

🗣️ 情景例句

I would like to open a savings account.
我想开个现金户头。
Let not the sun go down upon thy wrath.
日落之前,平息你的怒火吧。
The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses.
这儿有一条未经修筑的弯弯曲曲的道路,路两边排列着一些矮小的农舍。
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