Egotism is the belief that you are much better or more important than other people. It also names the habit that grows from that belief: talking about yourself a lot, and turning every story back to you.

egotismegotism is是指 the belief相信 that you are much better or more important than other people自己比別人厲害得多、重要得多的這種想法。 it它 also也 names a habit指的是一種習慣 that grows from that belief從這種想法長出來的: talking about yourself a lot很愛講自己的事 and and turning every story back to you把每個話題都繞回到自己身上。

This is the social fault, not a school of thought. The nearby word egoism is the idea that people act for themselves. Egotism is the loud 'I, I, I.' Teachers and dictionaries sometimes slide the two together; in careful use they are not the same.

this這 is the social fault是一種社交上的毛病 not not a school of thought一種學說。 the nearby word相近的字 egoismegoism is是指 the idea that people act for themselves『人會為了自己而行動』這個概念。 egotismegotism is則是 the loud 'I, I, I'那種大聲的『我、我、我』。 teachers and dictionaries老師和字典 sometimes有時候 slide the two together會把這兩個字混在一起講; in careful use但講究一點的用法裡 they are not the same這兩個字並不一樣。

The noun is a little formal. In daily talk people more often say someone is full of themselves, or call them egotistical.

the noun這個名詞 is a little formal偏正式一點。 in daily talk日常說話 people比較常 more often say someone is full of themselves說某人『很自我』 or or call them egotistical叫他egotistical。

You can have quiet pride without egotism. Egotism is when there is no room left in the sentence for anyone else.

you你 can have quiet pride可以有安靜的自豪 without egotism卻沒有egotism。 egotismegotism is指 when there is no room left in the sentence for anyone else一句話裡已經沒有留位置給別人的那種狀態。