Self-regulation, in the sense you will see in news and law, is when an industry, a profession, or an organization makes its own rules and watches its own members, instead of a government office or an outside body doing that job. Banks, newspapers, and sports bodies have all tried this.

Self-regulation Self-regulation， in the sense you will see in news and law在你會在新聞和法律裡看到的這個意思上， is when是 an industry一個產業、 a profession一個專業、 or an organization或一個組織 makes its own rules訂自己的規則、 and watches its own members看管自己的成員， instead of而不是 a government office由政府機關 or an outside body或外面的單位 doing that job來做這件事。 Banks銀行、 newspapers報紙、 and sports bodies和運動組織 have all tried this都試過這個。

Supporters say the people closest to the work know it best. Critics say the fox is guarding the hens: a self-regulation system can be gentle with its own.

Supporters say支持的人說 the people closest to the work離這份工作最近的人 know it best最懂它。 Critics say批評的人說 the fox is guarding the hens這是狐狸在看守母雞： a self-regulation system一套 self-regulation 的制度 with its own對自己人 can be gentle可能會手下留情。

Though actually, the same English word is also at home in psychology, where it means a person managing their own feelings, attention, or habits. That is a different picture with the same label, so you have to look at who is being regulated — a company, or a mind.

Though actually不過其實， the same English word同一個英文字 in psychology在心理學裡 is also at home也很常見， where it means在那裡它指 a person一個人 managing管理 their own feelings, attention, or habits自己的情緒、注意力或習慣。 That那 is a different picture是另一幅畫面 with the same label掛著同一個標籤， so所以 you have to look at你得看 who is being regulated被管的是誰 — a company一家公司， or a mind還是一顆心。

In civic talk, the word is formal.

In civic talk在公共事務的談話裡， the word這個字 is formal是正式的。