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Self-indulgence is letting yourself have or do things you enjoy but do not need — extra cake, another episode, a costly treat — especially when you do this often. The word almost always shows : the speaker thinks you are spoiling yourself too much.
Self-indulgence is letting yourself have or do things you enjoy but do not needSelf-indulgence是指讓自己擁有或做一些你喜歡但不需要的事 — extra cake, another episode, a costly treat多吃一塊蛋糕、再看一集、一項昂貴的享受 — especially when you do this often尤其是你經常這樣做的時候。The word almost always shows disapproval這個字幾乎都帶著不贊同的語氣: the speaker thinks you are spoiling yourself too much說話的人認為你太寵自己了。
A one-time treat is usually just treating yourself; self-indulgence is the habit, or a moment that feels a bit too much.
A one-time treat is usually just treating yourself偶爾一次的享受通常只是犒賞自己; self-indulgence is the habit, or a moment that feels a bit too muchself-indulgence指的是一種習慣或是感覺有點過頭的時刻。
It is a grown-up, slightly formal word. Though actually, people sometimes put it on themselves with a grin (“a little self-indulgence”) to the blame, as if to say they know it is extra and they are doing it anyway.
It is a grown-up, slightly formal word這是個成熟、有點正式的字。Though actually不過, people sometimes put it on themselves with a grin ("a little self-indulgence")大家有時候會帶著笑容用在自己身上(像是「a little self-indulgence」) to soften the blame來緩和責備的語氣, as if to say they know it is extra and they are doing it anyway彷彿在說自己知道這是多餘的但還是要這樣做。
It is about pleasure and comfort, not about thinking you are a big person — that would be self-importance.
It is about pleasure and comfort它講的是享樂和舒適, not about thinking you are a big person不是覺得自己很了不起 — that would be self-importance那個叫self-importance。
組成self- (yourself) + indulgence (letting someone have a pleasure they want). From self- + indulgence.
同家族的字
- indulgeto let yourself or someone else have a pleasure
- self-indulgentthe adjective: a person or act that does this too much
- self-indulgentlythe adverb: doing something in this too-soft-on-yourself way
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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。
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Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
- You might think it sounds like self-indulgence or an excuse to buy the doll you wanted when you were younger, but reparenting is a therapeutic technique that might help you save yourself and future generations from a lot of pain.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。