| 单词 | navel-contemplation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnavel-contemplation navel-contemplation n. meditation or contemplation, esp. of a self-absorbed, complacent, or profitless kind (cf. sense 1b). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel navel-contemplation1921 omphaloskepsis1925 omphaloscopy1931 navel-gazing1959 1921 D. H. Lawrence Let. 2 May (1962) II. 650 Your Nirvana is too much a one-man show: leads inevitably to navel-contemplation. 1974 Times 27 June 18/3 To fight off the navel-contemplation mood induced by our move of office. 1986 Q Oct. 76/1 Writing with these musicians has forced Simon to look up from navel-contemplation towards the open sky of entertainment. < as lemmas |
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