omphaloskepsis

英 [,ɒmfələʊ'skepsɪs] 美
  • 意守丹田

中文词源


omphaloskepsis 意守肚脐,沉思

omphalos-,肚脐,-skep,看,词源同scope,telescope.即注视自己的肚脐,为古代一种修行法门,认为看肚脐可以思考宇宙与人生,引申词义沉思。比较navel-gazing.

英文词源


omphaloskepsis (n.)
1925, from omphalo- + Greek -skepsis, from skeptesthai "to reflect, look, view" (see scope (n.1)). Also omphaloscopy (1931), and used in the sense of "navel-gazer" were omphalopsychic (1892), omphalopsychite (1882).

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