English Dictionary

schizoid

/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/

adj

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. / (archaic) schizophrenic / (figuratively) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.

He has always been a schizoid person, keeping to himself and avoiding social interactions.

意味（1）

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance.

意味（2）

(archaic) schizophrenic

意味（3）

(figuratively) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.

Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard.