/self ||; sɛlf/noun [C] (plural selves /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。