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单词 alter-egoistic
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alter-egoisticadj.

Brit. /ˌɔːltə(r)iːɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌɒltə(r)iːɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌaltə(r)iːɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌɔːltə(r)ɛɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌɒltə(r)ɛɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌaltə(r)ɛɡəʊˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔltərˌiɡəˈwɪstɪk/, /ˌɑltərˌiɡəˈwɪstɪk/, /ˌɔltərˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪk/, /ˌɑltərˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alter ego n., -istic suffix.
Etymology: < alter ego n. + -istic suffix, after egoistic adj. Compare slightly later alter-egoism n. and earlier alter-egotism n.
Of or relating to one's alter ego; characterized by alter-egoism.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > altruistic
altruistic1853
otherselfish1877
other-regarding1879
alter-egoistic1880
other-centred1925
non-egotistical1935
1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. v. 93 The pleasure she had of the sensational comparison was in an alteregoistic home she found in him, that allowed of her gathering a picked self-knowledge.
1901 M. F. Libby in Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 12 470 The social affections in Shaftesbury generally mean the alteregoistic affections.
1994 G. Park in S. H. Riggins Socialness of Things 161 The kinds of things we have found on the rainbow are three: things with egoistic value, things with alter-egoistic value, and things with a value ego cannot properly feel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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