| 词汇 | example_english_self-indulgent |
| 释义 | Examples of self-indulgentThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. It is also sometimes self-indulgent, for example, in its use of non-essential quotation and other too-obvious stylistic flourishes. This might indicate that he was engaged in individual aesthetic self-absorption in improvisation (sometimes colloquially referred to as being self-indulgent). It is not self-indulgent as others may have suggested to you. I think that the perception of a self-indulgent kind of acting was in the air. In conversation, if rarely in print, historians routinely dismiss literary criticism as self-indulgent, trendy, arbitrary and jargon-ridden. The notion that verbal creation is somehow more self-indulgent, undisciplined or easy than other forms of creation is false. Anything that jeopardised this ensnaring of the spectator was discarded asfreddo, self-indulgent or ludicrous. Acting is too often perceived by society as being a self-indulgent profession, motivated by vanity and greed. Appendix 2 on human creativity seemed a little self-indulgent although the author noted that he wished to conclude the book in an optimistic spirit. Thus, far from appearing as annoying busybodies or self-indulgent zealots, puritans on this issue took advantage of a rare opportunity to appear downright sensible. Their psychological scores suggesting that they were self-indulgent, dependent, overprotected, less well-informed, lacking ambition and operating more on the basis of feelings than thought. It is difficult to criticise this book given its selfless approach, but the life stories can be rather self-indulgent and can sound insincere. Moreover, the compromised objectivity previously noted is now displaced further by a form of self-indulgent congratulation. And still independence and radical autonomy remain central elements in many composers' selfrepresentations, even if they tend nowadays to be less broodingly self-indulgent or stridently polemical. The comment was meant to point out the self-indulgent nature of the poems and the yea-saying of the poet's friends, who had ceased to be critical. A taste for consumer goods, especially luxuries, made a nation weak, self-indulgent and effeminate, undermining the fighting qualities of its army and the selfdenying virtues necessary for good citizenship. Are we aiming to prolong the pillow-soft comforts of our present self-indulgent way of life? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am as self-indulgent as the next man, perhaps more so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The motion is a self-indulgent display of self-righteousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that we would not do it, but it would be very self-indulgent to go ahead with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may all seem to be a little like a self-indulgent flight of fantasy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Slowly but surely we have become selfish and self-indulgent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is time for adults—men and women—to stop being self-indulgent at the expense of real commitment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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