下意识 meaning in English
[心理学] subconscious; subconsciousness
◇下意识行为 instinct
Examples
- He looked significantly at castle's briefcase .
他下意识地瞥了一下卡斯尔的公文包。 - The words slipped out unawares from her mouth after the long constraint .
那句话在长期受到禁锢之后下意识地从她嘴里溜了出来。 - He looked north and south, and mechanically prodded the ground with his walking-stick .
他向南北两头张望着，下意识地用手杖戳着地面。 - He speaks in low tones, unconsciously looking over his shoulder now and then at the blank wall of my room .
他说话时声音很低，常常下意识地掉过脸去偷看一下空空如也的墙壁。 - Sam passed a hand across his head, shining under the spotlight; it was an unconscious habit when he was thinking a problem through .
萨姆一只手摸着在灯光下闪闪发亮的头顶，这是他考虑问题时的下意识动作。