self-esteem

读音

• /ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/

释义

1. 自尊

   American companies now put a great deal of effort into boosting their employees' self-esteem by handing out inflated job titles. Most likely, they think it also helps compensate for the longer hours, unpaid overtime and stagnant wages that have become standard. It doesn't.

   美国公司现在不遗余力地通过授予虚高的职位头衔来提升员工的自尊心。他们很可能认为这样做可以弥补长时间工作、无偿加班和停滞不前的工资等现状。但事实并非如此。

   2004，George Carlin，「EUPHEMISMS: What Do You Do for a Living?」，收錄於When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?，New York：Hyperion Books，→ISBN，→OCLC，→OL，90頁：

   People with high self-esteem think they're more popular, charming, and socially skilled than other people, but objective studies find no difference.

   自尊心高的人认为自己比其他人更受欢迎、更有魅力、社交能力更强，但客观研究发现两者之间并没有差异。

   2011，Roy F. Baumeister，John Tierney，Willpower，→ISBN，191–192頁：