omphaloskepsis

n. [宗]意守肚脐

发音

/ˌɒmfələˈskɛpsɪs/

别名

omphaloscepsis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.

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  2. 2.

    Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.

    比喻 不可数

    1952, William Harold Ingrams, Hong Kong, H. M. Stationery Off., page 22, … like the Muslims who saw Mecca as the world's navel, the British saw London as the world's capital. Omphaloscepsis has always been one of the world's troubles.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

navel-gazing

上位词 1

self-absorption

词源

From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”) + σκέψις (sképsis, “perception, reflection”).

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