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self-examination

/self-ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn, self-/US // ˈsɛlf ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- //

自我检查,自我检讨,自我检视,自检

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
    • : Medicine/Medical. examination of one's body for signs of illness or disease: breast self-examination.

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Examples

  • We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.

  • Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

  • For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.

  • I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.

  • Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

  • Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

  • As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.

  • Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.

  • At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.

  • Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.