自我欺骗的;自欺的:指一个人固执地相信不真实或不合理的想法,常常为了让自己感觉更好而忽视事实。(也可写作 self-deluded / self deluded;相关名词为 self-delusion。)
/ˌself dɪˈluːdɪd/
He’s self-deluded if he thinks he can win without practicing.
如果他以为不练习也能赢,那就是在自我欺骗。
Self-deluded optimism can keep a team moving forward at first, but it often collapses when hard evidence appears.
自我欺骗式的乐观起初可能让团队继续前进,但当确凿证据出现时往往会崩塌。
由 **self-**(“自我、自己”)+ deluded(“被迷惑的、受欺骗的”,源自动词 delude “欺骗、迷惑”)构成。整体意思就是“被自己的想法所欺骗”,强调欺骗来自自身而非他人。