an end in itself

成語所屬單字end

an end in itself — 慣用語

1. Something that is important for its own sake, not just as a way to achieve somet

1.慣用語
釋義

本身就是目的

Something that is important for its own sake, not just as a way to achieve something else.

例句

For her, learning French was an end in itself, not for a job.

He viewed art as an end in itself, not a means to fame.