(常用)自我意识强、容易感到难为情/拘谨的;也可指对自身言行过度在意。(另有较中性的用法:self-conscious = self-aware “有自知之明的”,但日常更常指“害羞、尴尬”。)
/ˌselfˈkɑːnʃəs/(美)
/ˌselfˈkɒnʃəs/(英)
I felt self-conscious about my accent.
我对自己的口音感到很不自在。
She became increasingly self-conscious whenever she had to speak in front of strangers, worrying that every small mistake would be noticed.
每当她不得不在陌生人面前讲话时,她就越来越局促不安,担心任何小错误都会被注意到。
由 self(自我)+ conscious(有意识的、察觉到的)构成。原意偏中性,表示“对自我有意识/有察觉”;后来在日常语境中常引申为“过度在意别人怎么看自己”,因此带有“羞怯、尴尬、不自然”的色彩。