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单词 self-delusion
释义
self-delusion
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌself.dɪˈluː.ʒən/us
/ˌself.dɪˈluː.ʒən/
theactofallowingyourself tobelievesomething that is nottrue:
自欺欺人
It's self-delusion if hethinkshe'll beofferedabettercontract.要是他认为能签到更好的合同，他就是在自欺欺人了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Believing
  • accept
  • allegedly
  • article of faith
  • ascribesomethingtosomething
  • ascription
  • belief
  • credit
  • deluded
  • evidently
  • feel it inyourbonesidiom
  • givesomeonethe benefit of the doubtidiom
  • gospel
  • hold
  • room for doubtidiom
  • seesomethinginsomeone/something
  • seeing is believingidiom
  • self-deceit
  • self-deceiving
  • stock
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(Definition ofself-delusionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-delusion

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It needs also to be added that there is a large element ofself-delusion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The scale ofself-delusionin relation to historic voting alignments is noteworthy indeed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But that does not mean we must inevitably fall prey to blatantself-delusion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Anything else is simply a form ofself-delusionresting on values derived from a different, and inappropriate, part of the lifecourse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, it seemed to me that his speech again showed all the spasms ofself-delusionand complacency to which we have become so accustomed.
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Those who argue that the pound should be revalued are indulging in an exercise ofself-delusionon a grand scale.
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In referring to the claims made by internationalists he spoke of "sentimentality andself-delusion".
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Theself-delusionin question is that we think we have succeeded in setting up the internal market.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is difficult to imagine such a process ofself-delusionand mental obliquity.
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Is it an attempt atself-delusion, a pretence that inflation has not taken place since the war?
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I think that there is some deception andself-delusionin the matter.
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It was nothing of the sort; that summit was an exercise inself-delusion.
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We must remember that it is the credibility outside that matters and not theself-delusionin which we engage inside.
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In the hands of an ambitious politician, it gives rise toself-delusion, followed by deceit, ending up in catastrophe.
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I always took the view that to do so was dangerousself-delusion.
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