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ego

🇬🇧 UK/'egәu. 'i:gәu/🇺🇸 US
IELTSB2

Definitions

n.

A person's sense of self-importance and self-worth; in psychology, the conscious part of the mind that mediates between the self and reality.

自我;自尊心;(心理学)自我意识

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
egoself, I
=ego

Common Collocations

  • 1.bruise someone's ego伤害某人的自尊心
  • 2.boost someone's ego增强某人的自尊心

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His oversized ego prevented him from accepting criticism or learning from mistakes.

  • 2.

    Psychologists study the ego as the part of personality that maintains self-image.

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