1763, in metaphysics, "one who maintains there is no evidence of the existence of anything but the self" (taking ego in a sense of "thinking subject"), from French égoiste (1755); see ego + -ist. Meaning "selfish person" is from 1879. Related: Egoistic; egoistical.
双语例句
1. He was utter egoist of bricks and mortar.
他是一个彻头彻尾,顽固不化的自私的人.
来自辞典例句
2. That is the perfect Egoist.
这是一个彻头彻尾的利己主义者.
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3. My enemies - and some of my friends - have called me an egoist - So other friends and enemies tell me.
我的仇敌 ― ―还有一些朋友 ― ―曾说我 孤芳自赏,自高自大,别的朋友和仇敌也这么说.
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4. My enemies - and some of my friends - have calld me an egoist - So other friends and enemies tell me.
我的仇敌 —— 还有一些朋友 —— 曾说我 孤芳自赏,自高自大,别的朋友和仇敌也这么说.
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5. I never thought of myself as a bastard, an egoist.
