egoism
noun /ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/, /ˈeɡəʊɪzəm/
/ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/
(also egotism
[uncountable] (disapproving) /ˈiːɡətɪzəm/, /ˈeɡətɪzəm/
/ˈiːɡətɪzəm/
)- the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
利己主义；自高自大；自负；自我主义 - His egoism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.
他自高自大，这使他除了他自己，不可能真正地去爱一个人。
词源late 18th cent.: from French égoïsme and modern Latin egoismus, from Latin ego ‘I’. - His egoism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.