无自知之明 meaning in English
overestimate oneself; have too high an opinion of oneself; ignorant of one's own limitations; lack of self-knowledge; not have a proper appraisal; suffer from self-delusion
Examples
- She might so little known herself .
她并无自知之明。 - Her voice had a virginal purity , an ignorance of its capacities , and an unlaboured velvety softness , so closely connected with its lack of art in singing , that it seemed as though nothing could be changed in that voice without spoiling it
在她的歌喉中含有少女的纯真对歌声迷力的无自知之明以及尚未训练的歌喉的柔和悦耳，这一切与歌咏技巧的缺乏联系起来看，使人感到，如果你不去毁坏这个歌喉，那末，这一切丝毫也不能改变她的歌喉。 - If , for instance , you reproach the masses for their utilitarianism and yet for your own utility , or that of a narrow clique , force on the market and propagandize among the masses a work which pleases only the few but is useless or even harmful to the majority , then you are not only insulting the masses but also revealing your own lack of self - knowledge
例如，某种作品，只为少数人所偏爱，而为多数人所不需要，甚至对多数人有害，硬要拿来上市，拿来向群众宣传，以求其个人的或狭隘集团的功利，还要责备群众的功利主义，这就不但侮辱群众，也太无自知之明了。