自言自语

• 拼音: zì yán zì yǔ
• 汉字拆解: 自 = self; 言 = speech/words; 语 = speech/language. Double 自 emphasizes speaking to oneself

含义

To talk to oneself; to mutter to oneself; soliloquy.

Describes the act of speaking aloud to oneself, whether out of habit, deep thought, or absent-mindedness. Not necessarily negative but may indicate someone is preoccupied or eccentric. Common in literary descriptions.

例句

1. 老王一边修理收音机一边自言自语，嘴里念叨着各种零件的名字。
2. 她发现自己越来越经常自言自语，可能是一个人住太久了的缘故。
3. 他站在窗前自言自语了半天，谁也不知道他在想什么。

用法指南

语境: narrative, description, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 别自言自语了，说给我听听。(Stop muttering to yourself and tell me.)
• 他经常自言自语。(He often talks to himself.)

错误说法

• 我在和朋友自言自语。(Contradictory — 自言自语 means talking to oneself, not others)

起源与历史

Four-character idiom combining 自言 (self-speak) and 自语 (self-talk). The repetition of 自 (self) emphasizes the solitary nature of the speech.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal