be self-conscious about sth
about 后接名词或代词，用来说明在意或难为情的方面。
She is self-conscious about her accent.
她对自己的口音感到不自在。
忸怩的；难为情的；不自在的
有自我意识的；自觉的；意识到自己作为个体的存在。；过度在意自己的外表或行为。；因过度在意自己的外表或行为而感到不安；在社交场合不自在。；自觉的
uncomfortably or excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease
意识到自己作为个体的存在。
Aware of oneself as an individual being.
过度在意自己的外表或行为。
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
因过度在意自己的外表或行为而感到不安；在社交场合不自在。
Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.
He felt self-conscious about his new haircut at the party.
他在派对上对自己的新发型感到难为情。
用法提示：用于形容因外表而尴尬
She became self-conscious when everyone stared at her.
当所有人都盯着她时，她变得很不自在。
用法提示：用于形容社交场合的局促不安
The teenager was self-conscious about speaking in public.
这个青少年对在公共场合发言感到害羞。
用法提示：用于形容对自身行为的过度在意
about 后接名词或代词，用来说明在意或难为情的方面。
She is self-conscious about her accent.
她对自己的口音感到不自在。
doing sth 是现在分词短语，说明感到不自在时正在做的事。
He felt self-conscious wearing a suit to the party.
他穿着西装去参加聚会时感到很不自在。
too ... to ... 表示因过于不自在而不敢或不愿做某事。
She was too self-conscious to speak in front of the class.
她太在意别人的看法，不敢在全班面前发言。
make 后接宾语和形容词补语，表示使某人变得不自在。
The camera made him self-conscious.
镜头让他感到很不自在。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt very self-consciousness when I spoke to the class.
正确表达I felt very self-conscious when I spoke to the class.
self-conscious 是形容词，可直接作 feel 的表语，并可用 very 修饰；self-consciousness 是名词，不能用 very 修饰，也不能放在 feel 后表示“感到……”。这里需要形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many students are self-conscious of their pronunciation.
正确表达Many students are self-conscious about their pronunciation.
表示“对……感到不自在”时，self-conscious 固定搭配介词 about，不用 of；of 受 conscious of（意识到）影响而误用，但 self-conscious 已含“过度在意”之义，须用 about 引出在意的方面。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is self-conscious to speak in public.
正确表达She is self-conscious about speaking in public.
self-conscious 描述的是对某事的感受状态，不用不定式作补足语；应改用 about + 动名词，说明在哪方面感到不自在。
self-aware 指客观了解自己的性格和特点，中性或偏褒义；self-conscious 指过度在意别人如何看待自己而局促不安，带负面情绪。
self-confident 是相信自己、从容大方，属褒义；self-conscious 意思几乎相反，是因怕被评判而忸怩不自在；两者都带 self-，但不要因此混用。
shy 多指性格上怕生、不爱说话，较为稳定；self-conscious 多指因在意他人眼光而在特定场合一时不自在，两者可以并存，但侧重点不同。
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