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egotistically

/ee-guh-tis-tik, eg-uh-/US // ˌi gəˈtɪs tɪk, ˌɛg ə- //

自负地,自负的,自大地,自负

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
    • : given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.
    • : indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish.

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Examples

  • “That would be very egotistic of me, to say how I would like to be remembered,” he said.

  • “Egotistic verve” was a quality of which neither had a lack.

  • Just now I can't remember whether it was at the special invitation of H. 3rd or my own egotistic urge.

  • She was not a particularly unselfish girl, but no one who heard her then ever called her egotistic afterward.

  • For the egotistic garrulity of the author there is, in fact, no more fit occasion than in the final pages of his book.

  • The first were egotistic, the second wholly unjudicial, the third laboriously and tediously reminiscent.

  • Our temptation is to be egotistic and self-centred; to want to approach God alone with our private needs and wishes.