1. 1封閉、只顧自己的(帶貶義;不要想成中性的「內向」)

    An inward-looking person, group, company, or country is more interested in itself than in other people or the outside world. The word carries : the speaker thinks this turning-in is a problem — too closed, too self-absorbed, not curious enough about others. A country that becomes inward-looking may care less about its neighbours. A team that is inward-looking may stop listening to customers. Though actually, looking inward can be wise in other words (thinking about your own feelings); this adjective is the version of that idea. You will meet it in news and essays more than in playground talk.

組成A compound of inward (“toward the inside”) + looking.

同家族的字

  • inwardthe first half of the compound
  • inwardsthe related direction word: toward the inside

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

inward-lookingadj

  • 1

    Concerned primarily with one's own objectives, priorities, etc.

    • Near-synonyms: self-absorbed, insular

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