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someone's narcissism
narcissism 是抽象名词，用所有格表示“某人的自恋”。
His narcissism made him refuse to listen to any criticism.
他的自恋使他拒绝听从任何批评。
自恋；自我欣赏
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自恋；自我欣赏
excessive interest in or admiration of oneself
His narcissism made him refuse to listen to any criticism.
他的自恋使他拒绝听从任何批评。
一种自我中心的人格特质,表现为迷恋自身被理想化的特点和形象,同时贬低他人及其差异(除非相似性引发强烈的亲和感,形成自爱的转移,即能在他人身上看到自己)。
A self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other).
对自己异常的兴趣和钦佩
an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
对自己身体的性欲。
Sexual desire for one's own body.
His constant selfies are less about fashion and more about narcissism.
他不停发自拍与其说是关于时尚，不如说是自恋。
Her narcissism made it hard for the team to share credit for the project.
她的自恋让团队很难分享这个项目的功劳。
Psychologists often view excessive narcissism as a defense against low self-esteem.
心理学家常常将过度自恋视为对低自尊的一种防御。
narcissism 是抽象名词，用所有格表示“某人的自恋”。
His narcissism made him refuse to listen to any criticism.
他的自恋使他拒绝听从任何批评。
in 后接环境或群体，说明自恋出现的范围。
Narcissism in the tech industry can blind founders to real risks.
科技行业中的自恋会让创始人忽视真正的风险。
narcissism 在此为不可数名词，作宾语时不加 a/an。
The star displayed narcissism by talking only about herself.
这位明星只谈论自己，表现出自恋。
Not this
He is very narcissism.
Use this
He is very narcissistic.
narcissism 是名词,表示“自恋”;描述人的性格特征时要用形容词 narcissistic(自恋的)。受中文“他很自恋”的影响,容易把名词误当形容词用。
Not this
She has a narcissism that makes her ignore others.
Use this
She has narcissism that makes her ignore others.
表示“自恋”这一人格特质时,narcissism 是不可数名词,前面不能加不定冠词 a。中文可说“一种自恋”,但英文泛指这种特质时直接说 narcissism。
Not this
He is full of narcissism to himself.
Use this
He is full of narcissism.
narcissism 本身就表示“对自身的迷恋”,不需要再加 to himself。中文“对自己的自恋”容易直译出冗余的介词短语;英文中 full of narcissism 意思已经完整。
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恶性自恋
The clinician diagnosed the patient with malignant narcissism.
临床医生诊断该患者患有恶性自恋。
夸大性自恋
Grandiose narcissism often involves a sense of superiority.
夸大性自恋通常带有一种优越感。
脆弱性自恋
Vulnerable narcissism can hide behind shyness.
脆弱性自恋可能隐藏在羞怯背后。
病理性自恋
Pathological narcissism requires long-term therapy.
病理性自恋需要长期治疗。
健康自恋
A certain amount of healthy narcissism is part of normal development.
一定程度的健康自恋是正常发展的一部分。
自恋流行病
The article warns about a narcissism epidemic among young people.
文章警告说年轻人中出现自恋流行病。
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联想：美少年那喀索斯(Narcissus)痴望水中自己的倒影，narcissism正是迷恋自身形象的自恋。
语域：mixed 常见场景：psychology/clinical writing、everyday conversation 该词在心理学或临床描述中属于正式用语；日常口语中也很常见，多指过分自我欣赏或自我中心。两种用法都较普遍，因此标为混合。
这些词都以 /sɪzəm/ 结尾，与 narcissism 的尾部发音相同；但它们与 narcissism 并不完全押韵，因为重读元音不同。fascism 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈfæʃɪzəm/，其中的 -sc- 发 /ʃ/ 而非 /s/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.