1N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN]自身;本性;本我 Your self is your basic personality or nature, especially considered in terms of what you are really like as a person. 自身;本性;本我
2N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN]个性;自我 A person's self is the essential part of their nature which makes them different from everyone and everything else. 个性;自我
I want to explore and get in touch with my inner self.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SELF | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤whole整個自我◇He put his whole self into the performance.他全身心地投入到演出之中。➤real, true真實的自我;本來面目▸➤inner, innermost內心的自我;內心深處的想法➤own自我◇It was the battle against my own self.那是一場與自我的戰鬥。➤private, public私下的/公眾面前的自我◇Her private and public selves were vastly different.她人後的面目和人前的形象大為不同。➤normal, usual正常的自我;個人的正常狀態➤other另一個自我◇He has a running dialogue with his other self.他和他內心的另一個自我進行了長時間的對話。➤former, old, past以前的樣子;昔日的狀態;過去的自己◇She knew that with a rest he would be back to his former self.她知道,只要休個假他就可以恢復往日的丰采。➤new完全不同的自我➤younger年輕時的自己➤future未來的自己▸➤bubbly, cheerful, happy熱情的/樂天的/快樂的天性◇He's his usual cheerful self again.他又恢復了他慣常的樂天性格。➤better人性中善良的一面◇a book about reaching for one's better self一本關於追求人性真善美的書➤conscious有意識的自我;自覺▸➤physical生理自我➤higher, spiritual精神自我➤human, individual人性之自我;個性▸➤good (humorous, especially BrE) 尊駕◇We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.我們盼着今晚能看見布朗夫人和尊駕。VERB + SELF➤reveal顯露本性◇He was afraid to reveal his innermost self.他不敢暴露自己內心的情感。➤discover, find發現/找到本性◇a movie about a boy who falls in love and finds his true self in the process一部關於墜入愛河的男孩在戀愛中發現自我的影片➤express表達自我PHRASES➤a loss of self自我的喪失▸➤a sense of self自我意識▸➤a shadow of your former self不如當年➤note to self給自我的提示◇I was very thirsty (note to self: bring water on walks!).我當時很渴(提醒自己:散步時帶上水!)。