self-confirming
adjective uk/ˌself.kənˈfɜː.mɪŋ/ us/ˌself.kənˈfɝː.mɪŋ/
自我确认
proving that a belief or an opinion is true, without the need for outside proof
America envelops its citizens in a warm and self-confirming blanket of its own vision of the world. 美国用自己的世界观包裹着它的公民,给予他们温暖和自我确认的感觉。
Rapid price escalation might lead the public to expect higher inflation, an expectation that ultimately could become self-confirming.
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- Being rude to your wife because you think she'll be rude to you is a cycle of self-confirming expectations.
- He argued that all art should be self-explanatory, or at least self-confirming as it is in music.
- The denial of rights to young children on account of their alleged incapacity is simply self-confirming.