Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5737
ego
自尊；自我评价；自负
a person's sense of their own value or importance; excessive pride in oneself.
日常多指自尊心、面子，可含贬义。
- 1.
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
自我,尤其是自我重要感
- 2.
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
对自己优越感的膨胀自豪感
- 3.
The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
心灵的最核心部分,与周围环境调和
- 4.
your consciousness of your own identity
对自己身份的意识
- 5.
A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.
一个人的自尊和自我评价
- 6.
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
(精神分析)意识心灵
- 7.
The individual from whose point of view a family tree or pedigree chart is drawn, or the reference point from whom kinship terminology is relative. (Used without the definite article the.)
家谱或族谱图中从其视角绘制的个体,或亲属术语相对的参考点。(不使用定冠词the)
自我；自我意识；自我；意识心灵；家谱基准人；亲属称谓参照点；自我,尤其是自我重要感；对自己优越感的膨胀自豪感
In use
His ego was badly hurt when his idea was rejected.
Instead of defending your ego, listen to the feedback.
Winning the competition gave her ego a real boost.
have a/an [adj] ego
adj 常用 big, huge, inflated 等表示自负的形容词。
He has a huge ego.
他自我意识极强。
verb + possessive pronoun + ego
常见动词有 boost, feed, stroke, massage 等。
She tries to boost her ego by bragging.
她试图通过吹嘘来提升自我。
on an ego trip
固定短语，指自我陶醉的行为。
He's on an ego trip again.
他又在自我炫耀了。
Connections
Collocations
- big ego
- 自负
- He has such a big ego that he never listens to anyone.他非常自负，从不听别人的意见。
- boost one's ego
- 增强自信心
- Getting that promotion really boosted his ego.获得晋升确实增强了他的自信心。
- ego trip
- 自我表现的行为
- His constant name-dropping is just an ego trip.他不断提及名人只是为了自我表现。
- hurt one's ego
- 伤害自尊心
- Being criticized in public can hurt your ego.在公共场合被批评会伤害你的自尊心。
- inflated ego
- 膨胀的自我
- His inflated ego made him unpopular at work.他膨胀的自我使他在工作中不受欢迎。
- ego problem
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解'ego'为'e'（自我）和'go'（走），表示自我导向。
Context & Register
通常用于心理学或个人发展的语境，如讨论自我认知或自我实现。语域中性偏正式，多用于学术或自我反思场景。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 egos；在精神分析学中指‘自我’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling chunk 'go' and the final /ɡoʊ/ sound, but due to varying stress and vowel contexts, they do not rhyme perfectly with 'ego'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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