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self-understanding

🇬🇧 UK/'self,ʌndə'stændiŋ/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

n.

Knowledge and awareness of one's own character, motivations, and abilities

自我理解,自知之明

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfother
+
underbelow, insufficiently
+
standstand, set, place
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=self-understanding

Common Collocations

  • 1.deeper self-understanding更深的自我认知
  • 2.lack of self-understanding缺乏自知之明
  • 3.develop self-understanding培养自我认知
  • 4.[sense of self-understanding]自我认知感

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Therapy can deepen your self-understanding and help you make better life choices.

  • 2.

    A lack of self-understanding often leads to repeated mistakes in relationships.

  • 3.

    Writing in a journal is a powerful tool for developing self-understanding.

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