If someone is disciplined, they keep themselves under control. They follow rules, they do the hard job even when they would rather stop, and they do not let a mood push them around.

If someone is disciplined如果一個人是 disciplined 的, they keep themselves under control他們會管好自己. They follow rules他們遵守規則, they do the hard job even when they would rather stop即使很想停下來也會把難做的事做完, and they do not let a mood push them around也不會讓情緒牽著鼻子走.

We say it of people and of the way they live: a disciplined student, a disciplined army, a disciplined morning. It is usually praise, though it can sound a little cold, as if the person is always holding themselves in.

We say it of people and of the way they live我們會用它形容人、也形容一個人的生活方式: a disciplined student自律的學生, a disciplined army紀律嚴明的軍隊, a disciplined morning有規律的早晨. It is usually praise這通常是稱讚, though it can sound a little cold不過聽起來可能有點冷, as if the person is always holding themselves in好像這個人總是把自己壓抑著.

Teachers, coaches, and parents like this word. Though actually, people sometimes say “disciplined” when they mean “strict with other people,” and that is not the same thing. A disciplined person controls themselves; a strict person controls you.

Teachers, coaches, and parents like this word老師、教練、父母都喜歡這個字. Though actually不過事實上, people sometimes say "disciplined" when they mean "strict with other people,"有時候人們說 "disciplined" 其實想講的是「對別人嚴格」, and that is not the same thing而這是不一樣的事. A disciplined person controls themselves守紀律的人管的是自己; a strict person controls you嚴格的人管的是你.