Word · Frequency #22689
egotistical
自大的；自负的；自我中心的
核心释义
Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance; self-centered and inclined to talk about oneself.
- 1.
喜欢过多谈论自己
Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
- 2.
自视过高的特征
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
- 3.
自以为因地位、声望、财富、外貌等而比别人优越重要
Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
- 4.
虚荣的特征；自大
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
喜欢过多谈论自己；自视过高的特征；自以为因地位、声望、财富、外貌等而比别人优越重要；虚荣的特征；自大；自我本位的
用法In use
His egotistical behavior made him unpopular among his colleagues.
用法提示：此处 'egotistical' 作定语修饰 'behavior'，表示自私自大。
She is so egotistical that she never listens to anyone else's opinion.
用法提示：此处 'egotistical' 作表语，描述主语性格特征。
The manager's egotistical attitude towards his team led to low morale.
用法提示：此处 'egotistical' 作定语修饰 'attitude'，体现自我中心。
an egotistical disregard of others
be egotistical
系表结构，描述性格。
He is very egotistical.
他非常自负。
egotistical about sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- egotistical person
- 自大的人
- He's an egotistical person who talks only about himself.他是一个只谈自己的自大的人。
- egotistical attitude
- 自负的态度
- Her egotistical attitude makes it hard to work with her.她自负的态度让人很难与她共事。
- egotistical behavior
- 自我中心的行为
- His egotistical behavior alienated his colleagues.他自我中心的行为使同事们疏远了他。
- egotistical personality
- 自我中心的人格
- The coach noticed the player's egotistical personality early on.教练很早就注意到这名球员自我中心的人格。
- egotistical tendencies
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
词里有 ego（自我），张口闭口都是‘我’的人，就是 egotistical（自大自负的）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人物批评、性格剖析、书面描述 该词多用于书面或较为正式的口头评价，形容一个人过分关注自己、自视甚高；日常口语中更常说 self-centred 或 conceited。
语法说明Grammar Note
多用作表语或定语，描述人自负。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词与 egotistical 从重读元音到词尾读音相同，即押韵: statistical /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/, logistical /ləˈdʒɪstɪkəl/, mystical /ˈmɪstɪkəl/（拼写略去 i）。注意: egotistic /ˌiːɡəˈtɪstɪk/ 和 characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ 虽然拼写相近，但结尾是 /ɪstɪk/，没有 /əl/，发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.