introversion

n. 内向性, 内省 [医] 内翻, 向内, [精神]内向

发音

UK /ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/
US /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/
US /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/
US /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹʃən/

词形变化

introversions 复数 introversions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A turning inward, particularly

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  2. 2.

    A turning inward

    The action of turning one's thoughts upon internal or spiritual matters.

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  3. 3.

    A turning inward

    A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.

    内向

    不可数 心理学

    ...so that when in later life there occurs an introversion (in the sense of Jung), it consists of a harking back to regressive, reminiscent, infantile material.

  4. 4.

    A turning inward

    Arrangement of two similar words, lines, etc. to form the middle part of a structure.

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词汇关系

词源

From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion or intro- + -version.

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