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internalizing

UK //ɪnˈtɜː.nəl.aɪz.ɪŋ//US //ɪnˈtɝː.nəl.aɪz.ɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'internus'(内部的) + 后缀 '-ize'(使...化),16世纪通过法语 'internaliser' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 将外部事物或观念吸收并转化为个人内在的一部分,通常指情感、价值观或行为模式的吸收过程。

“Children often end up internalizing their parents' beliefs without realizing it.”

(孩子们常常会在不知不觉中内化父母的信念。)

“She struggled with internalizing the criticism she received at work.”

(她难以消化在工作中受到的批评。)

同义词:absorbing, incorporating, assimilating

常见短语

internalizing behaviors — 指将压力或负面情绪转向自身的行为表现,如过度自责或压抑情感,常见于心理学讨论。

“Children with anxiety often exhibit internalizing behaviors like excessive worrying.”

(焦虑的儿童常表现出过度担忧等内化行为。)