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introspection

/in-truh-spek-shuhn/US // ˌɪn trəˈspɛk ʃən //UK // (ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən) //

反省,反思,自省,内省

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
    • : the tendency or disposition to do this.
    • : sympathetic introspection.

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Examples

  • His songs seem designed to reconcile years of stylistic arm-wrestling on Music Row, tempering the zesty testosterone of, say, Florida Georgia Line with the temperate introspection of, say, Chris Stapleton.

  • This year will forever be known as the year that brought introspection, slowed people down and had them focus less on business and more on family.

  • She just wove them through with a little more philosophy and introspection.

  • The whole family might benefit from some introspection on this issue.

  • Interestingly enough, the one book that was a catalyst for how I thought about and approached both my work—and personal and professional mission—was a book that was not about productivity or self introspection at all.

  • Solitude activates the imagination, and invites introspection.

  • His attempts at thoughtfulness fall flat, especially when he attempts On Walden Pond-esque introspection and self-assessment.

  • Still, some introspection on the part of Hillel International might be worthwhile.

  • Introspection might be your bag, or you might prefer to be a spectator.

  • The most startling thing about Babbitt today is not its satire but the haunting, if brief, moments of introspection.

  • Reflection, introspection, brooding over mental and spiritual pain became impossible.

  • I had not learned to question any emotion, and introspection troubled me no more than it did my pointer dog.

  • This discovery gives me a fit 48 of introspection and I discover that I am, indeed, a narrow-minded little pinhead.

  • On this point, the argument against introspection must be rejected.

  • The criticism of introspection has been in the main the work of American psychologists.