/ˌsɛlf ˈsɛntəɹdnəs/
以自我为中心的态度或性格;只关注自己的需求、感受和利益,而忽视他人的特质。
She didn't realize that her self-centeredness was pushing her friends away.
她没有意识到,自己的以自我为中心正在把朋友们推开。
His self-centeredness, which had been tolerated during his years of success, became unbearable to those around him once fortune turned against him.
他那种以自我为中心的性格,在他成功的那些年里还能被容忍,但一旦命运不再眷顾他,周围的人就再也无法忍受了。
该词由 self-centered 加上名词后缀 -ness 构成。self 源自古英语 self,意为"自身";center 源自拉丁语 centrum,意为"圆心、中心点",经由古法语 centre 传入英语。self-centered 字面意思是"以自我为圆心的",比喻一个人把自己当作一切事物的中心。后缀 -ness 将形容词转化为表示状态或性质的名词。该词最早在19世纪开始广泛使用,用来描述一种过度关注自我的心理倾向。