"egotism" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自負
• 自我中心

Definition

自負是指因為認為自己比他人重要，而經常談論或過度關注自己。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「自負」多在正式或批評時使用，強調過度關注自己，帶有負面含義。請勿與「利己主義」混淆。常用來形容人的態度。

Examples

His egotism makes it hard for others to work with him.

他的**自負**讓別人很難與他合作。

Egotism is not an attractive quality in a leader.

**自負**不是領導者應有的優秀品質。

People with strong egotism rarely listen to advice.

極度**自負**的人很少聽取建議。

You can always tell when egotism is running the meeting—no one else gets to speak.

當**自負**主導會議時，總能看出來——沒有人能發言。

Her speech was full of egotism, boasting about her own success.

她的演講充滿了**自負**，一直在炫耀自己的成就。

A little confidence is good, but too much egotism pushes people away.

自信是好事，但過度**自負**會讓人疏遠。