egocentric

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·go·cen·tric /ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk◂, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ adjective  SELFISHthinking only about yourself and not about what other people might need or want 以自我为中心的；自私自利的 SYN self-centred —egocentricity /ˌiːɡəʊsenˈtrɪsəti, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

egocentric• He was a man of undoubted genius, but bad-tempered, egocentric, and impossible to live with.• Young children's egocentric behaviour is assimilation since they are incapable of seeing anything except from their own point of view.• Still, the egocentric child typically lacks any appreciation or knowledge of the game from a social point of view.• The earlier humanitarian Ahab no longer concerns himself with humanity but devotes himself to his own egocentric desires.• The sensorimotor child is initially egocentric in that he lacks differentiation between the self as an object and other objects.• Fox plays an egocentric movie star.• The most extreme form of dramatic playing would be egocentric play.• Older children are less egocentric than younger ones, and more willing to accept other people's ideas.• With this awareness, children begin to accommodate to others, and egocentric thought begins to give way to social pressure.

e·go·cen·tric adjectiveChineseSyllable  

what people about and not other about yourself thinking Corpus only

egocentric
e‧go‧cen‧tric /ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk◂, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ adjective
thinking only about yourself and not about what other people might need or want
   SYN  self-centred
—egocentricity /ˌiːɡəʊsenˈtrɪsəti, ˌiːɡəʊsenˈtrɪsɪti, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ selfish thinking only about what you need or want, and not thinking about how other people feel or what other people want – used especially when criticizing a person or their behaviour: Amy, don’t be selfish. Let the others have a turn. | 'I’m not doing this for selfish reasons,' he said. | It was a very selfish thing to do.
   ▪ egocentric (also self-centred British English, self-centered American English) believing that what you do and think is the most important thing, and not paying attention to what anyone else thinks or does – used when describing someone’s personality: Teenagers can be highly egocentric, and sometimes find it difficult to see another person’s point of view. | Children start off as self-centred little beings and they do not naturally think of the other person.
   ▪ egotistical believing that you are better or more important than other people: Like many famous writers I’ve met, he was arrogant and egotistical. | He’s just another young player who has gone out of control in the increasingly egotistical world of professional sports.
   ▪ self-serving only thinking of getting advantages for yourself: People’s fears are exaggerated by self-serving politicians. | They described the report as ‘self-serving and contradictory’.
   ▪ think of nobody but yourself (also only think about yourself) to only think of what you want to do, and not consider what other people want – often used when criticizing someone who does this: The trouble with Alan is that he thinks of nobody but himself. | Before I had children, I only thought about myself and what I wanted.
   ▪ it’s always me me me! informal used when criticizing someone for being selfish: It’s always me, me, me with you and I have had enough. I don’t need this – you’re welcome to yourself, my dear.

ego·cen·tricBrE /ˌeɡəʊˈsentrɪk/ 🔊, /ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiːɡoʊˈsentrɪk/ 🔊 adjectivethinking only about yourself and not about what other people need or want 以自我为中心的；自私自利的 SYN selfish