“Shy”以及”Lack of confidence”其实是两个不同的概念,但你知道要如何区别吗?分别又该在什么时候使用、如何表达才恰当呢?
英文老师整理出了用来分辨这两者之间差异的四项因素,让你容易区分它们的差别。
1. Definition(定义)
Shy – 害羞
当面对他人或是某种情境之下感到紧张、焦虑。
ex: I am shy when I have new people around.
Lack of confidence – 缺乏信心
对于你自身的技术或者是一些资讯感到不确定。
ex:You may lack confidence in painting.
2. Internal and External factor(内部与外部因素)
基本上,害羞与缺乏信心很类似,但害羞主要是来自于自身,头脑一直在告诉自己做什么都不对;缺乏信心的原因则是来自外部,此时你需要的是他人给你的反馈,让你得以改善。
Shy: being shy is an internal factor. Your mind keeps telling you what is wrong and keeps sending you signals. You are anxious, some people blush, some sweat,.
Lack of confidence: is an external factor. Your sure people would give you feedback to improve.
3. Opposite(反义词)
“shy”的反义词:
bold – 大胆
daring – 大胆
“lack of confidence”的反义词
confidence – 自信
over confidence – 过度自信(over confidence带著有点负面的词彙,代表你对自己很有自信,认为自己不需要改善什么)
4. How to overcome?(如何克服?)
Shy:the only way to overcome is to come out of your comfort zone.(克服害羞的方法就是跳脱你的舒适圈)
Lack of confidence: to overcome lack of confidence, one needs to ‘practice.Practice a skill set to improve.(克服信心缺乏的方法就是持续练习你的技能与不断改善)
给自己一次机会
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