introspect
/ˌɪntrəˈspekt/
v.
一句话记住
内省;自我反省
释义与例句
v.
内省;自我反省
to examine your own thoughts and feelings
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She took a quiet hour to introspect after the argument.
争吵过后,她独处一小时进行自我反省。
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Good leaders introspect before they criticize others.
优秀的领导者会先反省自己,再批评别人。
展开其余 3 条例句
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He introspects whenever a project fails.
每当项目失败,他都会反省自己。
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Writing a diary helps me introspect and understand my feelings.
写日记帮助我内省,理解自己的感受。
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Instead of blaming the weather, introspect and see what you could change.
与其怪天气,不如反省一下自己能改变什么。
词源与构词
intro-(向内)+ spect(看),往自己内心看,就是“内省、自我反省”。
intro-
前缀 · inward,向内
spect
词根 · to look,看
记忆钩子
intro(向内)+ spect(看):把目光转向自己内心,就是反省。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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aspect 方面;层面We must consider every aspect of the plan. 我们必须考虑这个计划的每个方面。
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expect 预料;期待We expect the results to be announced tomorrow. 我们预计结果明天公布。
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inspect 检查;视察Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
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prospect 前景;可能性There is little prospect of peace. 和平的希望很渺茫。
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respect 尊重;敬意She has earned the respect of her students. 她赢得了学生们的尊重。
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retrospect 回顾;追溯In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer. 回头看,我当初应该接受那份工作。
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spectacular 壮观的;惊人的The fireworks over the river were spectacular. 河面上的烟花十分壮观。
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spectator 观众;旁观者Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
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suspect 怀疑;猜想Police suspect that he is lying. 警方怀疑他在说谎。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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introspection 内省;自我反省introspect + -ion,动词变名词
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introspective 内省的;爱反省的introspect + -ive,构成形容词
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introspectively 内省地introspective + -ly,构成副词
同义词
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reflect 反思;思考reflect 常与 on 搭配,泛指思考;introspect 专指审视自己的内心。She reflected on her decision for a long time. 她对自己的决定思考了很久。
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meditate 冥想;深思meditate 指冥想或深思,对象未必是自己;introspect 的对象是自身内心。He meditates for twenty minutes every morning. 他每天早上冥想二十分钟。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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retrospect 回顾;追溯retrospect 是 retro-(向后)+ spect(看),回望过去;introspect 是 intro-(向内)+ spect,向内看自己。In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer. 回头看,我当初应该接受那份工作。
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inspect 检查;视察inspect 是 in-(向里)+ spect(看),检查外部事物;introspect 的 intro- 表示「向内」,看的是内心。Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
常见搭配
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introspect on 对……进行反思He introspected on his motives before making the choice. 在做选择之前,他反思了自己的动机。
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introspect deeply 深刻反省After losing the match, the coach introspected deeply. 输掉比赛后,教练进行了深刻反省。
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introspect about one's feelings 反省自己的感受Writing helps her introspect about her feelings. 写作帮助她反省自己的感受。