■ self-conscious

这个形容词，中国人通常从它的构成出发，理解为正面意义的“自觉的”，尤其是用于政治语言上。

• The proletarian movement is the self-conscious, independent movement of the oppressed classes. (Cobuild Dictionary)无产阶级运动是被压迫阶级的自觉独立的运动。

但是它在日常语言中主要意义却是负面的“害羞”、“不好意思”、“自惭形秽”。

• She's very self-conscious about her nose.她觉得自己鼻子长得不好看，很不好意思。
• He became rather self-conscious when I mentioned her name.我提到她的名字时，他就很不好意思。

此外，还有一个负面的意义，是舞台表演或台上演讲时的“装模作样”、“不自然”，或是作家或画家作品的“忸怩作态”、“华而不实”。

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• scarcely
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• science
• sea
• search
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• seasonable 与 seasonal
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• secretary
• security
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• seem
• selection
• self-conscious
• sell
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• sense
• sensual
• sensual 与 sensuous
• sensuous
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