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egocentric

/ˌiːɡoʊˈsɛntrɪk/ /ˌɛɡoʊˈsɛntrɪk/

Meanings
noun

自我中心的人，以自我为中心的人

A person who is egocentric.

Examples :

"The egocentric in the group only talked about himself and his accomplishments at the team meeting. "
小组会议上，那个自我中心的人只顾着谈论他自己和他的成就。
person character attitude mind
adjective

以自我为中心的，自我中心的。

Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.

Examples :

"The child gave egocentric directions to the park, saying it was "straight ahead" and "past the big tree," rather than describing it as "northwest" from their current location. "
这个孩子用自我中心的方式指路去公园，说“一直往前”和“过了那棵大树”，而不是用“从现在的位置往西北方向”来描述。
mind philosophy space position direction being

Related Words

Illustration centered

centered verb

/ˈsɛn.təd/ /ˈsɛn.təɹd/

使居中，置于中心。

"He centered the heading of the document."

他把文件的标题居中对齐了。

Illustration representations

representations noun

/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃənz/

代表，象征，表现形式

"The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body."

维伦多夫的维纳斯是早期女性身体的代表之作。

Illustration reference

reference noun

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

关系，关联。

"The teacher's explanation had a clear reference to the textbook. "

老师的解释很明显与课本有关联。

Illustration environment

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

环境，周围环境。

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

学校食堂嘈杂的环境让人很难集中精力做作业。

Illustration describing

describing verb

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

描述，描写。

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

这种感觉很难用语言描述，但并不令人不快。

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

方向，方位，指向。

"Keep going in the same direction."

继续朝这个方向走。

Illustration attitude

attitude noun

/ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈætɪtud/

姿势，仪态。

"The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude."

芭蕾舞演员走路的姿态十分优雅。

Illustration northwest

northwest noun

/ˌnɔrθˈwɛst/ /ˌnɔːθˈwɛst/

西北

"The school field trip will be to the northwest corner of the park. "

学校的实地考察会去公园的西北角。

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

方向，方位。

"Keep going in the same direction."

保持朝著相同的方向走。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

Illustration accomplishments

accomplishments noun

/ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənts/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənts/

成就，功绩。

"the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc"

一个企业的建成，一个预言的实现，等等。

Illustration egotistical

egotistical adjective

/ˌiːɡəˈtɪstɪkəl/ /ˌeɡəˈtɪstɪkəl/

自负，自我中心。

"My brother is quite egotistical; he talks about his accomplishments at school all the time, rarely mentioning anyone else's. "

我弟弟非常自负，总是没完没了地说他在学校取得的成就，很少提到其他人。