self-definition
/ˈselfˌdefɪˈnɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- definition of one's individuality and one's role in life; such definition of a group by its members自我定位, 自我界定：
the struggle for national self-definition.
民族独立的斗争。
1.1
- definition of something which is arrived at independently自行解释：
every attempt is made to avoid leading questions and to promote the respondent's self-definition of the issues to be discussed.
想方设法避开主要问题, 促使应答者对要讨论的问题自己进行解释。