| 单词 | self-conscious |
| 释义 | self-conscious (once / 1160 pages) adj Use the adjective self-conscious to describe someone who is ill at ease or uncomfortable with himself. A self-conscious person might worry about how he looks or whether he's saying the right things. Being self-conscious goes beyond just being aware of yourself — when you're self-conscious, you constantly question the way you appear to others. You might feel self-conscious when you stand in front of a group to give a speech, or when you're trying out for a movie or a play. The word first meant "conscious of one's own action" when it emerged in the 1680's, and by 1830's it had come to mean "preoccupied with one's own personality." WORD FAMILYself-conscious: self-consciously, self-consciousness+/conscious: consciously, consciousness, nonconscious, self-conscious, semiconscious, subconscious, unconscious/consciousness: consciousnesses/semiconscious: semiconsciously, semiconsciousness/subconscious: subconsciouses, subconsciously, subconsciousness/unconscious: unconsciously, unconsciousness/unconsciousness: unconsciousnesses USAGE EXAMPLESSelf-conscious attempts at reverse engineering are almost always an embarrassing flop. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) What once represented a self-conscious homage to video-game history now too often signals a genuine lack of new ideas. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) He’s always cautiously optimistic, and even as his rapping gets better he’s remains just as self-conscious as ever. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) 1adj aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts self-conscious awareness " self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter Syn self-aware conscious knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts 2adj excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior self-conscious teenagers wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it Syn uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort |
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