ego
noun[C]
uk/ˈiː.ɡəʊ/us/ˈiː.ɡoʊ/pluralegosyourideaoropinionof yourself,especiallyyourfeelingofyourownimportanceandability:
自我评价;自我中心;自负;自尊心That man has such anenormousego - I've neverknownanyone sofullof themselves!那个人自负得要命——我从来没有见过这么自以为是的人。
I'mgladshe got thejob- sheneededsomething toboost/bolsterher ego(= give herconfidence).我很高兴她得到了这份工作——她太需要点什么来增强她的信心了。
psychologyspecialized
inpsychoanalysis, thepartof a person'smindthattriestomatchthehiddendesires(=wishes)of the id(=partof theunconsciousmind)with thedemandsof therealworld
(心理分析上的)自我See also
alter ego
superegospecialized
Mind and personality
- allism
- allistic
- alter ego
- ambivert
- ASC
- Asperger's syndrome
- human nature
- id
- identify
- identity
- in the person ofsomeoneidiom
- jib
- noetic
- noggin
- non-identity
- noodle
- on the spectrumidiom
- psychoanalysis
- subconscious
- vantage point
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