Definition of self-conscious in English:

self-conscious

adjective ˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəsˈˌsɛlf ˈkɑnʃəs

1Feeling undue awareness of oneself, one's appearance, or one's actions.
不自然的；忸怩的；难为情的
I feel a bit self-conscious parking my scruffy old car
停放我那破旧的汽车时，我感到有点难为情。
a self-conscious laugh
不自然的笑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Obesity experts who compiled the document say self-conscious adolescents feel embarrassed in the presence of the opposite gender during gym and swimming lessons.
- They are so busy concentrating on the dance that they forget to be self-conscious about their appearance.
- I also looked older than children my own age, so being around them made me feel awkward and self-conscious.
- Suddenly I felt very self-conscious about my appearance.
- Tall and gangly, with a long nose and beady eyes, he was self-conscious about his appearance and despaired of ever being loved.
- They didn't recognize that it's a disease, like any other disease, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about or self-conscious about.
- At the start of the six-week course, the women are timid and self-conscious.
- Children may also feel self-conscious about their appearance and lack confidence in social situations, if they have severe facial abnormalities.
- Handily for such awkward, self-conscious creatures, you can't really dance to it either.
- He suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious about his appearance.
- ‘A lot of kids are also self-conscious and awkward when they go on holiday alone because of their condition but here they forget all that,’ he explained.
- It gave me hope that maybe this friendship thing could work out, that we could eventually get to a point where our interactions weren't always self-conscious and awkward.
- She was very self-critical and self-conscious about her appearance and actions.
- She took virtually no exercise and was self-conscious about her appearance.
- Unlike more socially self-conscious authors, Fraser appears to have no axe to grind.
- Made with untrained actors, the film has home-video moments of self-conscious awkwardness.
- It showed me a way of arguing, quite different from the hot-faced, angry exchanges with family members or the awkward, self-conscious exchanges with school friends.
- In fact, many children with P.E. are self-conscious about their appearance and choose not to participate in athletics.
- Between the movie we'd just seen and the movie about to be made, we both felt awkward and self-conscious, as if we were auditioning for the roles of ourselves.
- The change in Eloise from being timidly self-conscious regarding her appearance to publicly yelling at a figure of authority was quite remarkable.
Synonyms
embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, nervous, tense, edgy
unnatural, inhibited, gauche, awkward, strained
modest, shy, diffident, bashful, blushing, timorous, timid, retiring, shrinking
2(especially of an action or intention) deliberate and with full awareness, especially affectedly so.
（尤指行为，意图）故意的；有意识的
her self-conscious identification with the upper classes
它对上流社会的有意识的自我认同。
Example sentencesExamples
- To have knowledge, one must always be able, when necessary, to justify what one says, even though one need not always obtain one's knowledge via a self-conscious justificatory process.
- This ‘tailoring’ was not, we may be certain, particularly deliberate or self-conscious.
- The importance of tactility and of body-object proximity is inflected, moreover, in the self-conscious design of such boxes - a matter of fashion and of comfort.
- He alone supplied the deft and necessary touch of self-conscious theatrical artifice.
- This year's prize has a secondary purpose: as a self-conscious attempt to define, by its own indefinability, the state of British art in 2002.
- Her photographs have the look and feel of mere snapshots, as unmediated realism, unencumbered by artifice and self-conscious construction.
Synonyms
deliberate, careful, thoughtful, considered, conscious, calculated, intentional, volitional, designed, mannered, measured, studious, knowing, purposeful
1. 2.1Psychology Philosophy Having knowledge of one's own existence, especially the knowledge of oneself as a conscious being.
  〔哲，心理〕有自我意识的；自觉的
  a self-conscious moral agent
  不自然的笑。
  a self-conscious proletariat
  不自然的笑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rational beings exist not only as self-conscious centres of knowledge, but also as agents.
  I think that humans are the only self-conscious moral agents.
  Only self-conscious moral agents can weigh and judge the life of humans or animals.
  Of course, philosophically speaking, where humans differ from other species is that they are self-conscious, in a way that albatrosses and flatworms just don't seem to be.
  It is an interesting question whether any cognitively sophisticated, rational, self-conscious agent must experience situations of choice in this way.

Definition of self-conscious in US English:

self-conscious

adjectiveˈˌsɛlf ˈkɑnʃəsˈˌself ˈkänSHəs

1Feeling undue awareness of oneself, one's appearance, or one's actions.
不自然的；忸怩的；难为情的
I feel a bit self-conscious parking my scruffy old car
停放我那破旧的汽车时，我感到有点难为情。
a self-conscious laugh
不自然的笑。
Example sentencesExamples
- She was very self-critical and self-conscious about her appearance and actions.
- ‘A lot of kids are also self-conscious and awkward when they go on holiday alone because of their condition but here they forget all that,’ he explained.
- It gave me hope that maybe this friendship thing could work out, that we could eventually get to a point where our interactions weren't always self-conscious and awkward.
- She took virtually no exercise and was self-conscious about her appearance.
- Tall and gangly, with a long nose and beady eyes, he was self-conscious about his appearance and despaired of ever being loved.
- In fact, many children with P.E. are self-conscious about their appearance and choose not to participate in athletics.
- Unlike more socially self-conscious authors, Fraser appears to have no axe to grind.
- It showed me a way of arguing, quite different from the hot-faced, angry exchanges with family members or the awkward, self-conscious exchanges with school friends.
- The change in Eloise from being timidly self-conscious regarding her appearance to publicly yelling at a figure of authority was quite remarkable.
- Obesity experts who compiled the document say self-conscious adolescents feel embarrassed in the presence of the opposite gender during gym and swimming lessons.
- They didn't recognize that it's a disease, like any other disease, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about or self-conscious about.
- Between the movie we'd just seen and the movie about to be made, we both felt awkward and self-conscious, as if we were auditioning for the roles of ourselves.
- Handily for such awkward, self-conscious creatures, you can't really dance to it either.
- He suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious about his appearance.
- At the start of the six-week course, the women are timid and self-conscious.
- Suddenly I felt very self-conscious about my appearance.
- I also looked older than children my own age, so being around them made me feel awkward and self-conscious.
- Children may also feel self-conscious about their appearance and lack confidence in social situations, if they have severe facial abnormalities.
- Made with untrained actors, the film has home-video moments of self-conscious awkwardness.
- They are so busy concentrating on the dance that they forget to be self-conscious about their appearance.
Synonyms
embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, nervous, tense, edgy
1. 1.1Psychology Philosophy Having knowledge of one's own existence, especially the knowledge of oneself as a conscious being.
  〔哲，心理〕有自我意识的；自觉的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Only self-conscious moral agents can weigh and judge the life of humans or animals.
  Of course, philosophically speaking, where humans differ from other species is that they are self-conscious, in a way that albatrosses and flatworms just don't seem to be.
  It is an interesting question whether any cognitively sophisticated, rational, self-conscious agent must experience situations of choice in this way.
  I think that humans are the only self-conscious moral agents.
  Rational beings exist not only as self-conscious centres of knowledge, but also as agents.
2. 1.2 (especially of an action or intention) deliberate and with full awareness, especially affectedly so.
  （尤指行为，意图）故意的；有意识的
  her self-conscious identification with the upper classes
  它对上流社会的有意识的自我认同。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He alone supplied the deft and necessary touch of self-conscious theatrical artifice.
  This year's prize has a secondary purpose: as a self-conscious attempt to define, by its own indefinability, the state of British art in 2002.
  The importance of tactility and of body-object proximity is inflected, moreover, in the self-conscious design of such boxes - a matter of fashion and of comfort.
  To have knowledge, one must always be able, when necessary, to justify what one says, even though one need not always obtain one's knowledge via a self-conscious justificatory process.
  Her photographs have the look and feel of mere snapshots, as unmediated realism, unencumbered by artifice and self-conscious construction.
  This ‘tailoring’ was not, we may be certain, particularly deliberate or self-conscious.
  Synonyms
  deliberate, careful, thoughtful, considered, conscious, calculated, intentional, volitional, designed, mannered, measured, studious, knowing, purposeful

单词	self-conscious
释义	Definition of self-conscious in English: self-conscious adjective ˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəsˈˌsɛlf ˈkɑnʃəs 1Feeling undue awareness of oneself, one's appearance, or one's actions. 不自然的；忸怩的；难为情的 I feel a bit self-conscious parking my scruffy old car 停放我那破旧的汽车时，我感到有点难为情。 a self-conscious laugh 不自然的笑。 Example sentencesExamples Obesity experts who compiled the document say self-conscious adolescents feel embarrassed in the presence of the opposite gender during gym and swimming lessons. They are so busy concentrating on the dance that they forget to be self-conscious about their appearance. I also looked older than children my own age, so being around them made me feel awkward and self-conscious. Suddenly I felt very self-conscious about my appearance. Tall and gangly, with a long nose and beady eyes, he was self-conscious about his appearance and despaired of ever being loved. They didn't recognize that it's a disease, like any other disease, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about or self-conscious about. At the start of the six-week course, the women are timid and self-conscious. Children may also feel self-conscious about their appearance and lack confidence in social situations, if they have severe facial abnormalities. Handily for such awkward, self-conscious creatures, you can't really dance to it either. He suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious about his appearance. ‘A lot of kids are also self-conscious and awkward when they go on holiday alone because of their condition but here they forget all that,’ he explained. It gave me hope that maybe this friendship thing could work out, that we could eventually get to a point where our interactions weren't always self-conscious and awkward. She was very self-critical and self-conscious about her appearance and actions. She took virtually no exercise and was self-conscious about her appearance. Unlike more socially self-conscious authors, Fraser appears to have no axe to grind. Made with untrained actors, the film has home-video moments of self-conscious awkwardness. It showed me a way of arguing, quite different from the hot-faced, angry exchanges with family members or the awkward, self-conscious exchanges with school friends. In fact, many children with P.E. are self-conscious about their appearance and choose not to participate in athletics. Between the movie we'd just seen and the movie about to be made, we both felt awkward and self-conscious, as if we were auditioning for the roles of ourselves. The change in Eloise from being timidly self-conscious regarding her appearance to publicly yelling at a figure of authority was quite remarkable. Synonyms embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, nervous, tense, edgy unnatural, inhibited, gauche, awkward, strained modest, shy, diffident, bashful, blushing, timorous, timid, retiring, shrinking 2(especially of an action or intention) deliberate and with full awareness, especially affectedly so. （尤指行为，意图）故意的；有意识的 her self-conscious identification with the upper classes 它对上流社会的有意识的自我认同。 Example sentencesExamples To have knowledge, one must always be able, when necessary, to justify what one says, even though one need not always obtain one's knowledge via a self-conscious justificatory process. This ‘tailoring’ was not, we may be certain, particularly deliberate or self-conscious. The importance of tactility and of body-object proximity is inflected, moreover, in the self-conscious design of such boxes - a matter of fashion and of comfort. He alone supplied the deft and necessary touch of self-conscious theatrical artifice. This year's prize has a secondary purpose: as a self-conscious attempt to define, by its own indefinability, the state of British art in 2002. Her photographs have the look and feel of mere snapshots, as unmediated realism, unencumbered by artifice and self-conscious construction. Synonyms deliberate, careful, thoughtful, considered, conscious, calculated, intentional, volitional, designed, mannered, measured, studious, knowing, purposeful 2.1Psychology Philosophy Having knowledge of one's own existence, especially the knowledge of oneself as a conscious being. 〔哲，心理〕有自我意识的；自觉的 a self-conscious moral agent 不自然的笑。 a self-conscious proletariat 不自然的笑。 Example sentencesExamples Rational beings exist not only as self-conscious centres of knowledge, but also as agents. I think that humans are the only self-conscious moral agents. Only self-conscious moral agents can weigh and judge the life of humans or animals. Of course, philosophically speaking, where humans differ from other species is that they are self-conscious, in a way that albatrosses and flatworms just don't seem to be. It is an interesting question whether any cognitively sophisticated, rational, self-conscious agent must experience situations of choice in this way. Definition of self-conscious in US English: self-conscious adjectiveˈˌsɛlf ˈkɑnʃəsˈˌself ˈkänSHəs 1Feeling undue awareness of oneself, one's appearance, or one's actions. 不自然的；忸怩的；难为情的 I feel a bit self-conscious parking my scruffy old car 停放我那破旧的汽车时，我感到有点难为情。 a self-conscious laugh 不自然的笑。 Example sentencesExamples She was very self-critical and self-conscious about her appearance and actions. ‘A lot of kids are also self-conscious and awkward when they go on holiday alone because of their condition but here they forget all that,’ he explained. It gave me hope that maybe this friendship thing could work out, that we could eventually get to a point where our interactions weren't always self-conscious and awkward. She took virtually no exercise and was self-conscious about her appearance. Tall and gangly, with a long nose and beady eyes, he was self-conscious about his appearance and despaired of ever being loved. In fact, many children with P.E. are self-conscious about their appearance and choose not to participate in athletics. Unlike more socially self-conscious authors, Fraser appears to have no axe to grind. It showed me a way of arguing, quite different from the hot-faced, angry exchanges with family members or the awkward, self-conscious exchanges with school friends. The change in Eloise from being timidly self-conscious regarding her appearance to publicly yelling at a figure of authority was quite remarkable. Obesity experts who compiled the document say self-conscious adolescents feel embarrassed in the presence of the opposite gender during gym and swimming lessons. They didn't recognize that it's a disease, like any other disease, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about or self-conscious about. Between the movie we'd just seen and the movie about to be made, we both felt awkward and self-conscious, as if we were auditioning for the roles of ourselves. Handily for such awkward, self-conscious creatures, you can't really dance to it either. He suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious about his appearance. At the start of the six-week course, the women are timid and self-conscious. Suddenly I felt very self-conscious about my appearance. I also looked older than children my own age, so being around them made me feel awkward and self-conscious. Children may also feel self-conscious about their appearance and lack confidence in social situations, if they have severe facial abnormalities. Made with untrained actors, the film has home-video moments of self-conscious awkwardness. They are so busy concentrating on the dance that they forget to be self-conscious about their appearance. Synonyms embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, nervous, tense, edgy 1.1Psychology Philosophy Having knowledge of one's own existence, especially the knowledge of oneself as a conscious being. 〔哲，心理〕有自我意识的；自觉的 Example sentencesExamples Only self-conscious moral agents can weigh and judge the life of humans or animals. Of course, philosophically speaking, where humans differ from other species is that they are self-conscious, in a way that albatrosses and flatworms just don't seem to be. It is an interesting question whether any cognitively sophisticated, rational, self-conscious agent must experience situations of choice in this way. I think that humans are the only self-conscious moral agents. Rational beings exist not only as self-conscious centres of knowledge, but also as agents. 1.2 (especially of an action or intention) deliberate and with full awareness, especially affectedly so. （尤指行为，意图）故意的；有意识的 her self-conscious identification with the upper classes 它对上流社会的有意识的自我认同。 Example sentencesExamples He alone supplied the deft and necessary touch of self-conscious theatrical artifice. This year's prize has a secondary purpose: as a self-conscious attempt to define, by its own indefinability, the state of British art in 2002. The importance of tactility and of body-object proximity is inflected, moreover, in the self-conscious design of such boxes - a matter of fashion and of comfort. To have knowledge, one must always be able, when necessary, to justify what one says, even though one need not always obtain one's knowledge via a self-conscious justificatory process. Her photographs have the look and feel of mere snapshots, as unmediated realism, unencumbered by artifice and self-conscious construction. This ‘tailoring’ was not, we may be certain, particularly deliberate or self-conscious. Synonyms deliberate, careful, thoughtful, considered, conscious, calculated, intentional, volitional, designed, mannered, measured, studious, knowing, purposeful
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