self-protectiveness
self-protectiveness — 名詞
1. the tendency to behave in ways that keep you away from physical harm, emotional
自我保護
為避免受傷或受損而採取的行為或心態
the tendency to behave in ways that keep you away from physical harm, emotional pain, or other kinds of trouble
Jude's sudden self-protectiveness made him refuse to discuss his childhood with anyone.
Jude 突然強烈的自我保護意識，讓他拒絕跟任何人談論自己的童年。
possessive + self-protectiveness + made + infinitive — cause-effect pattern
A natural self-protectiveness stops most people from touching a hot stove twice.
天生的自我保護本能會讓多數人避免兩次去碰觸熱爐子。
natural self-protectiveness — collocation describing instinct
There was a cold self-protectiveness in how Inês avoided any talk about her past.
Inês 冷漠的自我保護，表現在她避談任何關於自己的過去。
Gabriela's self-protectiveness at work kept her from sharing her ideas with anyone in her team.
Gabriela 在工作上的自我保護，使她始終不願與團隊中的任何人分享自己的想法。
- defensiveness
focuses more on reacting to a perceived threat, often emotional; slightly more negative
- caution
emphasises careful behaviour rather than emotional guarding
- self-preservation
a stronger instinct, often about life-or-death situations
- openness
willingness to share feelings or take risks
- recklessness
acting without regard for personal safety
用法筆記
Common in psychological or behavioural contexts. Often describes a person's habitual attitude rather than a one-time reaction.
常見錯誤
self-protectiveness — 形容詞
1. acting in a way that prevents harm, criticism, or emotional injury to yourself,
自我保護的
用來防止自己受到傷害的
acting in a way that prevents harm, criticism, or emotional injury to yourself, sometimes before any real danger appears
After being cheated twice, Bao became very self-protective about his money and business deals.
被騙了兩次之後，Bao 對於自己的金錢和生意變得非常自我保護。
became + self-protective + about + [topic] — typical predicate pattern
The cat's self-protective instincts kicked in as soon as a bigger animal entered the garden.
那隻貓的自我保護本能在更大動物進入花園時立刻啟動。
self-protective instincts — common animal-behaviour collocation
Kemi could not blame her brother for being self-protective after years of harsh school criticism.
Kemi 無法責怪弟弟在校園多年嚴厲批評後變得自我保護。
New laws introduced self-protective measures for nurses who report unsafe working conditions.
新法規為通報不安全工作條件的護理師訂立了自我保護措施。
- trusting
willing to rely on others without fear
- vulnerable
open to harm or criticism without trying to prevent it
用法筆記
Can describe both deliberate actions (refusing to share information) and instinctive reactions (flinching). The object of protection can be physical (body) or psychological (emotions, reputation).