self-governing [ˈsɛlfˈɡʌvənɪŋ]

例句:

• It ruins people's sense of self-worth, dignity.
  来自BBC
• But now he's returned to his former self.
  来自BBC
• St Mary's Hospital in Paddington became a self-governing trust this week.
  帕丁顿的圣玛丽医院这周成为政府资助的独立经营医院。
  
• Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self-governing American colony.
  波多黎各尽管自称共和国，但实际上是有自治权的美国殖民地。
  
• The local hospital was one of the first to apply to become self-governing.
  当地的医院是首批申请独立经营管理的单位之一。
  
• Summerhill is a self-governing school, democratic in form.
  来自A. S. Neill