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单词 omphaloskepsis
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omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis n.
Brit. /ˌɒmfələ(ʊ)ˈskɛpsɪs/
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/ˌɒmfl̩ə(ʊ)ˈskɛpsɪs/
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U.S. /ˌɑmfəloʊˈskɛpsəs/
(also omphaloscepsis) [ < omphalo- comb. form + ancient Greek σκέψις inquiry (see scepsis n.)] = omphaloscopy n.
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the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel
navel-contemplation1921
omphaloskepsis1925
omphaloscopy1931
navel-gazing1959
1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves v. iv. 366 The flesh dies... And there's an end of your omphaloskepsis.
1952 H. Ingrams Hong Kong i. 22 The British saw London as the world's capital. Omphaloscepsis has always been one of the world's troubles.
1983 Verbatim Summer 23/1 Presumably, one arrives at game theory through omphaloskepsis.
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