selfhood
gb/sˈɛlfhˌʊd/ us/sˈɛlfhˌʊd/
C2
英语
义项
0 个义项
名词
formal
C2
abstract
1
distinct personal identity
Who you are as a separate person, with your own identity.
用法模式：
[someone]'s selfhood; a sense of selfhood
常见错误：
In everyday English, identity or sense of self is more common. Do not use selfhood to mean selfishness in modern English.
近义词
identity (More common and general; refers to who a person is.)
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individuality (Emphasizes being distinct from other people.)
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sense of self (More everyday phrase for awareness of one's own identity.)
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personhood (More philosophical or legal; emphasizes the status of being a person.)
反义词
loss of identity (The weakening or disappearance of a distinct sense of who one is.)
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self-effacement (The hiding or suppressing of one's own individuality.)
搭配
sense of selfhood
|personal selfhood
|individual selfhood
|develop selfhood
|shape selfhood
|construct selfhood
|loss of selfhood
|idea of selfhood
|concept of selfhood
|selfhood and identity
主题
identity
|psychology
|philosophy
|personal_development
例句
- Adolescence is often a time when people begin to shape a more independent selfhood.
- The memoir explores her selfhood as it is formed by language, family, and migration.
- The philosopher argued that memory is central to selfhood.
学习者例句
- He is trying to understand his own selfhood.
- The story is about identity and selfhood.
语法
词典原形
selfhood
IPA
GB/sˈɛlfhˌʊd/
US/sˈɛlfhˌʊd/
音节与重音
self - hood （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (self)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: selfhood
- Plural: selfhoods
相关表达
loss of selfhood
1/lˈɔs əv sˈɛlfhˌʊd/
fixed phrase
formal
loss of personal identity
The feeling that you are losing who you are.
例句
- The novel describes the loss of selfhood under constant surveillance.
- Some patients speak of a painful loss of selfhood after a major brain injury.
- The film shows how isolation can lead to a gradual loss of selfhood.
sense of selfhood
1/sˈɛns əv sˈɛlfhˌʊd/
fixed phrase
formal
awareness of personal identity
A feeling of who you are as a separate person.
例句
- The illness shook her sense of selfhood.
- Children usually develop a stronger sense of selfhood as they grow older.
- Writing helped him rebuild his sense of selfhood after years of feeling invisible.