introspection

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states. countable,uncountable
    — If Adam Wheeler gave it some thought, or if someone were to prompt him with the right questions, he could put words around the fact that his existence doesn't bring him any satisfaction. He would discover, on introspection, that he's nowhere close, actually, to "happy", and that there is something vast and significant missing from his life. But he doesn't give it any thought. There's a void between him and those questions.
  2. Clipping of type introspection. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,countable,uncountable

词形变化

introspections plural

词汇关系

近义词
inlook
反义词
dialogue extraspection extrospection
衍生词
introspectional introspection illusion introspectionism introspectionist
相关词
extraspection extrospection introspect introspectability introspective type introspection soul-searching self report

词源

From Latin intrōspectiō, noun of action (with -iō) from past-participle (intrōspectus) stem of intrōspiciō (“to look into, look at, examine, observe attentively”), from intro- (“inward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, introspect + -ion.
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