self-deception [ˌsɛlfdɪˈsɛpʃən]

例句:

• But now he's returned to his former self.
  来自BBC
• Human beings have an infinite capacity for self-deception.
  人类自欺的本事是无穷的。
  
• Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers discusses self-deception with Matthew Sweet.
  来自BBC
• This seems a completely fantastical and probably pernicious self-deception.
  来自NEWYORKER
• She was silent for some minutes, struggling with her own self - deception.
  她沉默了一会, 极力掩饰自己.
  
• Claims made for spontaneous generation are now attributed to an innocent form of self - deception.
  现在认为元生源论的发表是来自天真的自欺.