self-deception

英 [ˌself.dɪˈsep.ʃən]      美 [ˌself.dɪˈsep.ʃən]
  • n. 自欺;自欺其人的行为
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self-deception (n.)
1670s, from self- + deception.
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。
3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。
5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。