mindfulness

/ˈmaɪndflnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪndflnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmīn(d)-fəl-nəs/ (ame, mw)

mindfulness — noun

1. a practice of paying calm attention to what you are thinking, feeling, and sensi

1.名詞C1
釋義

a practice of paying calm attention to what you are thinking, feeling, and sensing right now, without pushing those experiences away.

例句

After breakfast, Allison spent ten minutes on mindfulness before work.

spend time on mindfulness before work

The coach taught mindfulness to help nervous runners breathe more slowly.

teach mindfulness to ease stress

同義詞
  • meditation

    broader; mindfulness is one kind of practice within meditation

  • awareness

    wider in meaning and not always a formal practice

  • presence

    more informal and often used in self-help writing

反義詞
  • distraction

    attention pulled away from what is happening now

  • mindlessness

    acting without careful awareness of thoughts or feelings

文法句型

practice mindfulness

teach mindfulness

a mindfulness class

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. It often appears with verbs like practice, teach, or develop, and with nouns such as class, exercise, or training when talking about regular habits or guided activities.

常見錯誤

❌I do a mindfulness every night.
✅I practice mindfulness every night.
💡this noun is usually uncountable, so use it without 'a'.
❌She is mindfulness during meetings.
✅She is mindful during meetings.
💡'mindfulness' is the noun, while 'mindful' is the adjective.