English Dictionary

navel-gazing

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 軽蔑的 時々

Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation. / (derogatory) Excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection. / (sometimes derogatory) (Disproportionate) concentration on a single issue.

日本語の意味

瞑想の一環として自分のへそをじっと眺めること / （侮蔑的に）自分自身に過度にとらわれること、自己陶酔的な内省 / （場合によっては侮蔑的に）特定の事柄に不釣り合いなほどの集中を示すこと

During the retreat, she practiced navel-gazing to center her mind.

リトリート中、彼女は心を落ち着けるためにへそを見つめる瞑想を行った。

意味（1）

Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.

Forget incense and the lotus position, forget notions of getting rid of thoughts or navel gazing, meditation is, more broadly and more helpfully for most people, getting to know our minds and hearts.

意味（2）

(derogatory) Excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection.

To whom, except to the author, could these narcissistic navel-gazings be of interest?

意味（3）

(sometimes derogatory) (Disproportionate) concentration on a single issue.

In spite of efforts by the government to focus public attention on the economy and to turn Canadians away from constitutional navel gazing to the outward challenges of the global economy, it was the election of Bill Clinton to the American presidency that set the mood for political change at home.

navel-gazings （ plural ）