used to say that someone has the qualities that a person of that type should have

No self-respecting government would allow such atrocities to be carried out in its name. 任何有自尊的政府都不会允许以自己的名义施行此类暴行。

The idea of working in the same office as mum or dad would fill most self-respecting teenagers with dread. 和父母在同一间办公室工作的想法会让大多数有自尊心的青少年感到恐惧。