e·go·cen·tric
adjective/ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk/, /ˌeɡəʊˈsentrɪk/
/ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk/
- thinking only about yourself and not about what other people need or want
以自我为中心的；自私自利的 - Young children are usually egocentric because they haven’t learnt other forms of behaviour.
年幼的孩子通常以自我为中心，因为他们还没有学会其他形式的行为。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- I find her very egocentric.
我发现她非常以自我为中心。 - his view of human nature as completely egocentric.
他认为人性是完全以自我为中心的。 - He was a supremely egocentric man.
他是一个极其以自我为中心的人。 - In the film he appears egocentric and opinionated.
在这部影片中，他显得既自私自利又固执己见。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from ego, on the pattern of words such as geocentric. - Young children are usually egocentric because they haven’t learnt other forms of behaviour.