egocentrically
adverb uk/ˌiː.ɡəʊˈsen.trɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌiː.ɡoʊˈsen.trɪ.kəl.i/
自我中心地;自私自利地
in a way that shows you think only about yourself and what is good for you
He tends to spend his additional income egocentrically. 他一般自己花掉额外的收入。
We see objects and places egocentrically, with our own position as the starting point. 我们以自我为中心看待物体和地点,以我们自己的位置为起点。
See: egocentric
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- The psychologist Jean Piaget claimed children under seven think egocentrically and have great difficulty taking the viewpoint of others.
- He was egocentrically concerned with only his own future.
- She believes that women see themselves a little less egocentrically compared with men.