单词 | introspection |
释义 | introspection —introspectional, adj. —introspectionist, n. , adj. /in'treuh spek"sheuhn/, n. 1. observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself. 2. the tendency or disposition to do this. 3. See sympathetic introspection. [1670-80; < L introspect(us), ptp. of introspicere to look within (equiv. to intro- INTRO- + spec(ere) to look + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ION] Syn. 1. self-examination, soul-searching. |
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