egotism

egotism
[ˈɛgətɪz(ə)m, ˈiː-]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance
    念念不忘自我，言必称“我”；自负；自大
    in his arrogance and egotism, he underestimated Gill.
    他因傲慢自负而低估了吉尔。
派生
egotist
noun
egotistic
adjective
egotistical
adjective
egotistically
adverb
egotize
verb
  1. (亦作 -ise)
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I'
用法
  1. On the difference between egotism and egoism, see usage at egoism
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