| 单词 | self-conscious |
| 释义 | self-conscious 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone who is self-conscious is easily embarrassed and nervous because they feel that everyone is looking at them and judging them. I felt a bit self-conscious in my swimming costume. Bess was self-conscious about being shorter than her two friends. [+ about] Synonyms: embarrassed, nervous, uncomfortable, awkward self-consciously adverb [ADVERB with verb] I glanced down at my dress jacket a little self-consciously. She was fiddling self-consciously with her wedding ring. self-consciousness uncountable noun ...her painful self-consciousness. 2. adjective If you describe someone or something as self-conscious, you mean that they are strongly aware of who or what they are. [formal] They were forged by them, moreover, into a self-conscious nation as early as the 10th century. Putting the work together is a very self-conscious process. self-consciously adverb [ADVERB adjective] The world which the book inhabits seems too self-consciously literary, too introverted. The place is as self-consciously trendy as they come. Translations: Chinese: 自我意识的 Japanese: 自意識の強い |
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