egoist
含义: A person who is excessively self-centred or who acts primarily in their own interest; in philosophy, one who holds that self-interest is the foundation of morality.
Egoist has both a popular and a philosophical sense. In everyday usage, it describes someone who is self-absorbed and inconsiderate of others. In moral philosophy, egoism is a formal position that rational self-interest should guide action. The word is sometimes confused with 'egotist' (one who talks excessively about themselves), though the two overlap. In British usage, egoist tends to be the more intellectual term.
例句
- The memoirs revealed him to be an egoist of the first order, incapable of seeing any event except through the lens of his own ambition. 回忆录显示他是一个彻头彻尾的利己主义者,无法不透过自身野心的棱镜来看待任何事件。Las memorias revelaron que era un egoísta de primer orden, incapaz de ver ningún acontecimiento si no era a través de la lente de su propia ambición.回顧録は、彼が自身の野心というレンズを通してしか物事を見ることができない、一級の利己主義者であることを明らかにした。회고록은 그가 자신의 야망이라는 렌즈를 통해서만 모든 사건을 볼 수 있는 일급 이기주의자임을 드러냈다.
- Ethical egoists argue that pursuing self-interest ultimately produces the greatest social good. 伦理利己主义者认为,追求自身利益最终会产生最大的社会福祉。Los egoístas éticos argumentan que perseguir el interés propio produce en última instancia el mayor bien social.倫理的利己主義者は、自己利益の追求が最終的に最大の社会的善を生み出すと主張する。윤리적 이기주의자들은 자기 이익의 추구가 궁극적으로 최대의 사회적 선을 만들어낸다고 주장한다.
- She dismissed him as an egoist whose apparent generosity was merely another form of self-promotion. 她斥他为利己主义者,认为他表面上的慷慨不过是另一种形式的自我宣传。Lo descartó como un egoísta cuya aparente generosidad no era más que otra forma de autopromoción.彼女は彼を、見かけ上の寛大さが自己宣伝の別の形に過ぎない利己主義者として退けた。그녀는 그의 겉보기 관대함이 자기 홍보의 또 다른 형태에 불과한 이기주의자라며 일축했다.
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用法指南
语境: academic, media, general
语气: negative
起源与历史
From French égoïste, from Latin ego (I). Coined in the 18th century as a philosophical term and subsequently adopted into common usage to describe self-centred individuals.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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