egoistic
egoistic — 形容詞
- egoisticpositive
- more egoisticcomparative
- most egoisticsuperlative
1. describes a person who puts their own needs, wishes, or success ahead of everyon
自我中心
只考慮自己，不顧他人
describes a person who puts their own needs, wishes, or success ahead of everyone else's, acting only for their own benefit with little or no concern for others.
Salma's egoistic attitude at work made her colleagues avoid asking her for help.
Salma 在工作上自我中心的態度，讓同事都不想找她幫忙。
attributive use: egoistic + attitude / behavior / decision
The manager grew tired of Paul's egoistic habit of taking credit for the team's ideas.
那位經理對 Paul 把團隊功勞全攬在自己身上的自我中心習慣感到厭倦。
possessive determiner + egoistic + habit of ...-ing
Daichi admitted changing jobs was purely egoistic since he just wanted more money.
Daichi 承認換工作是出於自我中心，因為他只是想多賺點錢。
Inês found the speech too egoistic to appeal to voters concerned with social issues.
Inês 認為那場演講太過自我中心，無法吸引關心社會議題的選民。
Mira refused to join the competition because the constant self-promotion felt shallow and egoistic.
Mira 拒絕參加那個比賽，因為裡面不斷的自我推銷讓她覺得既膚淺又自我中心。
- selfish
more common in everyday English; stronger focus on unwillingness to share or give
- self-centered
focuses on seeing oneself as the center of attention, not necessarily at others' expense
- egotistical
similar in meaning but emphasizes boastfulness and exaggerated self-importance
- narcissistic
clinical or strong term; implies an obsessive focus on oneself and lack of empathy
- selfless
genuinely concerned with others' welfare rather than one's own
- altruistic
more formal; describes actions motivated by helping others
文法句型
be + egoistic
egoistic + noun
too egoistic to + verb
用法筆記
Frequently used in attributive position (before a noun like 'attitude', 'behavior', 'decision'). The word is less common in everyday conversation than 'selfish' or 'self-centered'; it carries a slightly more formal, analytical tone.