自言自语 meaning in Chinese
automatic speaking; half to talk to oneself; keep on chattering though no one is listening; make a unilateral declaration; speak inwardly; soliloquize; talk [speak; say; mutter; murmur] to oneself; think aloud; think out loud
Examples
- He said to himself; and the door opened .
他正自言自语，门开开了。 - The king went on to himself in an undertone .
国王随后又轻轻地自言自语。 - "oh, father! father!" muttered she .
“啊，爸爸，爸爸！”她自言自语地说。 - "don't let me go in," she would murmur .
“不要让我进去，”她自言自语道。 - He has a strange habit of talking aloud to himself .
他有大声自言自语的怪癖。