（常用）难为情的；不自在的；害羞拘谨的：因为意识到别人正在看自己或评价自己而感到紧张、尴尬。
（另义）自我意识强的/自觉的：对自己的状态、行为、想法有清醒觉察（较书面/哲学语境）。
/self kns/
I felt self-conscious about my accent.
我因为自己的口音而觉得不自在。
She became increasingly self-conscious when she realized everyone was watching her presentation, and her voice started to shake.
当她意识到所有人都在看她的演讲时，她越来越紧张拘谨，声音也开始发抖。
由 self-（自我）+ conscious（有意识的） 组成，字面意思是“意识到自我”。后来在日常语境中逐渐引申出“因为过度在意他人目光而尴尬、不自在”的含义。
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