| 单词 | egoism |
| 释义 | egoism noun[U] uk/ˈiː.ɡəʊ.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈiː.ɡoʊ.ɪ.zəm/→egotismdisapproving （同egotism）Synonym conceit(PRIDE) Opposite altruism Selfishness
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Saddening, shocking and upsetting Examplesofegoismegoism How could anything so infuriatingly nebulous possibly elucidateegoismor altruism? From theCambridge English Corpus This is a telling criticism only if we confuse the age-old debate about psychologicalegoismwith the argument over evolutionary biology. From theCambridge English Corpus Some were genuine, but the pettybourgeoisegoismof others, their refusal to engage in real struggles, irritated the master. From theCambridge English Corpus The perspective of rationalegoismproves highly useful for criticizing oppressive commitments. From theCambridge English Corpus Luckily, we do not have to choose between these two dismal options, of rationalegoismor commitment to an unjust form of group agency. From theCambridge English Corpus Importantly, these internal mechanisms are directly relevant to theegoism-altruism debate. From theCambridge English Corpus The traditional selfishegoismassumption of rational choice requires dilemmas to be solved by either adding some likely punishment to defection or reward to co-operation. From theCambridge English Corpus It encouraged 'egoism', the ' dissolvant of each society ', and prevented public spiritedness. From theCambridge English Corpus He identifies three different principles regarding utility maximization: descriptive (psychologicalegoism), normative (instrumental rationality), and definitional. From theCambridge English Corpus To the extent that it does appear to exist, should it be regarded as a covert form ofegoism? From theCambridge English Corpus Of course,egoism, as a matter of the history of the discipline, is an ethical theory and, indeed, an important one. From theCambridge English Corpus The same point, however, cannot be made about the cognitions thategoismproduces. From theCambridge English Corpus The reestablishment of internal mechanisms enlightens answers to critical questions surrounding theegoism-altruism debate. From theCambridge English Corpus Loving woman is thus an act ofegoismand cruelty which, in idealising her, fails to recognise her true nature. From theCambridge English Corpus We think it would be unfortunate if stipulatively definingegoismor altruism in behavioristic terms were to hamstring scientific research into its mentalistic aspects. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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