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egoistical

/ee-goh-is-tik, eg-oh-/US // ˌi goʊˈɪs tɪk, ˌɛg oʊ- //

自负,自负的,自负的人,自私

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
    • : being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one's own desires; self-centered.

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Examples

  • Egoistical and hard, he has lived up to the last for show, throwing out his chest in a bubble of vanity.

  • She had two natures—the one egoistical and calculating, the other all heart and passionate tenderness.

  • "My cup is small, but I drink out of my cup," said the egoistical poet of an avaricious people.

  • They are self-opinionated and egoistical, with a conceit and assurance out of all proportion to their abilities.

  • The latter affords the purest examples of an unalterable tenderness, in no way disturbed by egoistical considerations.