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self-deceive
self-deceive 表示“自欺”,也就是明知或隐约知道真相,却让自己相信更好接受的说法。
💡 记忆钩子
把事实挡在门外、只让自己想听的话进来:这就是“欺骗自己”。这个核心画面既表示回避真相,也表示用借口让自己相信事情没那么糟。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把 self-deceive 理解成欺骗别人;它的对象是自己。学习时可先记住“明知部分事实,却故意相信另一种说法”这一核心意义。
📖 中文释义
verb
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core 自欺📖 指一个人不愿面对事实,因而用借口、幻想或片面的解释让自己相信某件并不真实或并不完整的事情。重点不是单纯弄错,而是对真相有一定察觉,却仍选择骗自己。💡 常用句型是“self-deceive about + 名词”或“self-deceive into + 动名词”。它多用于认真讨论心理、决定或失败原因的语境,常带有“别自欺欺人”的批评意味。不要误用为表示“欺骗别人”;若要说欺骗别人,应使用其他表达。intransitiveHe was self-deceiving about how serious the problem was.他在问题的严重程度上自欺欺人。She knew the plan would fail, but she self-deceived into believing it would work.她知道这个计划会失败,却自欺地相信它会成功。
self-deceives
present,singular,third-person
self-deceiving
participle,present
self-deceived
participle,past
self-deceived
past
🌳 词源
由 self(自己)和 deceive(欺骗)组成,字面意思是“欺骗自己”。
From self- + deceive.
🔄 变式
self-deceived
past
self-deceives
present
self-deceiving
present
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