(形容词)自欺的;自我蒙蔽的:对自己或现实抱有不真实的看法,明明有迹象却仍选择相信更“舒服”的解释(常带批评或警示语气)。也可指“被自己的想法误导了”。
/ˌsɛlf dɪˈsiːvd/
He was self-deceived about how much work he could finish in one day.
他对自己一天能完成多少工作自欺了。
Self-deceived by his own flattering memories, he ignored the evidence and repeated the same mistake.
他被自己那些美化过的记忆所蒙蔽,无视证据,又一次重蹈覆辙。
由 self-(自我) + deceived(被欺骗的) 构成;其中 deceive 源自拉丁语 decipere,意为“诱骗、使误入歧途”。组合后强调“欺骗的对象正是自己”。