self-advertisement
noun [ U ] often disapproving (also selfadvertisement) uk/ˌself.ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/ us/ˌself.æd.vɝːˈtaɪz.mənt/ /ˌselfˈæd.vɝː.taɪz.mənt/
自我宣传
behaviour whose purpose is to draw attention to yourself and your activities
There was not the faintest trace of self-advertisement in the whole of her long career. 在她漫长的职业生涯中,没有一丝自我宣传的痕迹。
We have sometimes confused self-expression with self-advertisement.
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- One of the most attractive things about her was her hatred of publicity and self-advertisement.
- He described his fellow artist as a pretentious name-dropper with an instinct for self-advertisement.
- He commandeered a pressure group and turned it into an effective vehicle for self-advertisement.