egocentric
Definitions
Thinking only about yourself and your own needs; seeing everything from your own point of view; self-centered.
以自我为中心的；只从自己角度看问题的；自私的。
A person who is self-centered.
以自我为中心的人。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedego (Latin 'I, self') + centr (center) + -ic (adj.) = treating yourself as the center of everything. An egocentric person places their own self at the middle of the world, so other people's views barely register. Compare ethnocentric (one's group at the center) — centr- always marks what gets put in the middle.
Root ego still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.egocentric behavior以自我为中心的行为
- 2.an egocentric attitude自我中心的态度
- 3.deeply egocentric极其以自我为中心
Example Sentences
- 1.
He is so egocentric that he never asks how others feel.
- 2.
Young children are naturally egocentric and see the world only from their own view.
- 3.
Her egocentric attitude made teamwork almost impossible.
Easily Confused
egocentric vs selfish — Egocentric is about perspective: you can only see things from your own point of view. Selfish is about action: you put your own interests ahead of others'. A child can be egocentric without being selfish.