self-invention
UK/self-ɪn'venʃ(ə)n/US
释义
n.
The process of creating or remaking one's own identity
自我塑造，自我创造
词根拆分
词根派生self-自身
+
invention不，相反的
=self-invention
self-（自己）+ invention = "对自我的发明"——塑造或重塑自己的身份。
常用搭配
- 1.process of self-invention自我塑造的过程
- 2.act of self-invention自我创造的行为
- 3.radical self-invention彻底的自我重塑
例句
- 1.
His memoir is a story of constant self-invention.
他的回忆录讲述了一段不断自我塑造的历程。