| 单词 | egotistic |
| 释义 | egotistic (once / 15973 pages) adj If you believe you are the most talented, charming, intelligent person on Earth then you are egotistic (or a politician): in other words you have too inflated an opinion of yourself. Egotistic is derived from the Latin word ego for "I." Don't confuse egotistic with egoistic, which is essentially a moral philosophy that believes all human actions, even the most seemingly selfless, are guided at heart by self-interest. It's possible to be egoistic without being egotistic, and vice versa. WORD FAMILYegotistic: egotistically+/ego: egoism, egos, egotism, superego/egoism: egoisms, egoist, egoistic/egoist: egoists/egoistic: egoistical, egoistically/egotism: egotisms, egotist, egotistic/egotist: egotistical, egotists/superego: superegos USAGE EXAMPLESFidel Castro himself is egotistic, impulsive, immature, disorganized. Time(Nov 26, 2016) He’s festooned with tattoos, and the tats have a habit of coming alive and serving as his conscience to rein in his egotistic excesses. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) “Some say he’s a little egotistic, but he’s not,” Chang said of Heath. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) 1adj characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance Syn egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving selfish concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others 2adj characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance Syn conceited, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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