egotism
/ˈiːgətɪzəm/noun
mass noun
- the practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance念念不忘自我, 言必称“我”; 自负; 自大：
in his arrogance and egotism, he underestimated Gill.
他因傲慢自负而低估了吉尔。
派生词
egotist
nounegotistic
adjectiveegotistical
adjectiveegotistically
adverbegotize
（亦作-ise）verb词源
early 18th cent.: from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I'.