"self" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自我
• 自身

Definition

指一个人的身份、本性或内在的自我。它常用于谈论一个人如何看待自己，或一个人真正是谁。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词最常见于 'self-control'、'self-esteem'、'true self' 和 'sense of self' 等搭配中。单独使用时，'self' 听起来比较抽象，常见于心理学或较正式的表达中。它不同于 'myself'、'yourself' 这样的反身代词。

Examples

Reading helps you understand your self better.

阅读能帮助你更好地理解自己的**自我**。

She is trying to find her true self.

她在努力寻找真正的**自我**。

After the trip, he felt more like his old self.

旅行之后，他感觉更像以前的**自己**了。

It took me years to feel comfortable being my self around other people.

我花了很多年才敢在别人面前自在地做**自己**。

When he's stressed, he doesn't seem like himself at all.

他压力大的时候，看起来一点也不像他**自己**。

Therapy helped her reconnect with a part of herself she had ignored for years.

治疗帮助她重新连接上了多年来一直忽视的一部分**自我**。