self-centredself-centeredadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈsɛntəd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈsɛn(t)ərd/

Forms: see self- prefix and centred adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, centred adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + centred adj. Compare slightly earlier self-central adj.

a. Preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs; selfishly independent.Now the most common sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self

self-central1642

selfy1643

self-centred1645

self-concerned1653

self-involved1785

self-conscious1825

self-intoxicated1847

self-obsessed1878

egocentric1900

1645 J. Ward God iudging among Gods 16 Private persons are self centered like clods of the earth..: but publique persons are turned into other men.

1755 R. Eden Harmony of Benevolence 19 Men..of sordid and self-centered Spirits will be influenced only by their own Interests, Prejudices, and Passions.

1783 S. Johnson Let. 20 Nov. (1994) IV. 246 A stubborn sufficiency self-centered.

1880 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Apr. 368/2 She was too self-centred, too much accustomed to think first of herself, properly to weigh his discomfort against her own.

1884 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliverance (1892) vii. 97 That self-centred satisfaction which makes life tolerable.

1922 F. B. Young Red Knight vi. 160 His moody, and, if the truth be told, self-centred soul.

1972 H. MacInnes Message from Malaga i. 9 You've become a self-centred bastard, he told himself.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 15 June 183/1 I know that makes me sound supershallow and self-centered.

b. Centred within the self; centred on the self; independent of external action or influence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > independent

substantivec1400

independing1604

self-contained1605

independent1614

self-centred1661

self-centring1695

self-existent1782

self-containing1826

1661 M. Stevenson Twelve Moneths 3 The heat of the Stomack is more intense, and vigorous to concoct what it requires or receives, then it will be when the Sun with his nearer neighbourhood calls forth that now self-centered heat to the extimous and cutaneous parts of the body.

a1764 R. Lloyd Whim in Poet. Wks. (1774) II. 166 Genius self-center'd feels alone That merit he esteems his own.

1828 W. Sewell Oxf. Prize Ess. 43 Self-centred circles of commercial employments, professions, and amusements.

1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant ii. 15 The self-centred life that makes itself independent of everything but the individuality in which it is imprisoned.

1906 A. T. Ormond Concepts Philos. iii. ii. 591 We say that nature is stable in so far as it behaves as though its activities were self-centered and proceeded from a unifying purpose.

2009 A. G. Sagona & P. Zimansky Anc. Turkey viii. 291 The Egyptians lost their empire in Asia and were never able to regain the glorious self-centered stability that they maintained throughout the entire Bronze Age.

†2. Fixed or stationary, as a centre round which other things move. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining in one place > around which other things move

self-central1642

self-centred1677

1677 J. Dryden State Innocence ii. i. 12 There hangs the ball of Earth and Water mixt, Self-Center'd, and unmov'd.

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 84 He is one unmov'd self-center'd Point of Rest.

1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. vi. 3 Self-centered Sun.

1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxx. 11 Your steadying touch of hand Assists me to remain self-centred, fixed amid All on the move.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-centred
释义	self-centredself-centeredadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈsɛntəd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsɛn(t)ərd/ Forms: see self- prefix and centred adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, centred adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + centred adj. Compare slightly earlier self-central adj. 1. a. Preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs; selfishly independent.Now the most common sense. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self self-central1642 selfy1643 self-centred1645 self-concerned1653 self-involved1785 self-conscious1825 self-intoxicated1847 self-obsessed1878 egocentric1900 1645 J. Ward God iudging among Gods 16 Private persons are self centered like clods of the earth..: but publique persons are turned into other men. 1755 R. Eden Harmony of Benevolence 19 Men..of sordid and self-centered Spirits will be influenced only by their own Interests, Prejudices, and Passions. 1783 S. Johnson Let. 20 Nov. (1994) IV. 246 A stubborn sufficiency self-centered. 1880 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Apr. 368/2 She was too self-centred, too much accustomed to think first of herself, properly to weigh his discomfort against her own. 1884 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliverance (1892) vii. 97 That self-centred satisfaction which makes life tolerable. 1922 F. B. Young Red Knight vi. 160 His moody, and, if the truth be told, self-centred soul. 1972 H. MacInnes Message from Malaga i. 9 You've become a self-centred bastard, he told himself. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 15 June 183/1 I know that makes me sound supershallow and self-centered. b. Centred within the self; centred on the self; independent of external action or influence. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > independent substantivec1400 independing1604 self-contained1605 independent1614 self-centred1661 self-centring1695 self-existent1782 self-containing1826 1661 M. Stevenson Twelve Moneths 3 The heat of the Stomack is more intense, and vigorous to concoct what it requires or receives, then it will be when the Sun with his nearer neighbourhood calls forth that now self-centered heat to the extimous and cutaneous parts of the body. a1764 R. Lloyd Whim in Poet. Wks. (1774) II. 166 Genius self-center'd feels alone That merit he esteems his own. 1828 W. Sewell Oxf. Prize Ess. 43 Self-centred circles of commercial employments, professions, and amusements. 1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant ii. 15 The self-centred life that makes itself independent of everything but the individuality in which it is imprisoned. 1906 A. T. Ormond Concepts Philos. iii. ii. 591 We say that nature is stable in so far as it behaves as though its activities were self-centered and proceeded from a unifying purpose. 2009 A. G. Sagona & P. Zimansky Anc. Turkey viii. 291 The Egyptians lost their empire in Asia and were never able to regain the glorious self-centered stability that they maintained throughout the entire Bronze Age. †2. Fixed or stationary, as a centre round which other things move. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining in one place > around which other things move self-central1642 self-centred1677 1677 J. Dryden State Innocence ii. i. 12 There hangs the ball of Earth and Water mixt, Self-Center'd, and unmov'd. 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 84 He is one unmov'd self-center'd Point of Rest. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. vi. 3 Self-centered Sun. 1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxx. 11 Your steadying touch of hand Assists me to remain self-centred, fixed amid All on the move. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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