self-involved
释义
只关注自身利益的；自我专注的
词根拆解
词源
概述
self-involved 是个复合词，由英语固有词 self 和拉丁语源词汇 involved 组成。involved 源自拉丁语 involvere（in- "向内" + volvere "滚动"），字面意为"卷入其中"。当与 self 结合后，词义从"被卷入"转变为"完全卷入自我事务中"，生动描绘出一个人将全部精力向内卷向自我的心理状态。现代用法专指过度自我关注、忽视外界的状态。
详细分析
self-involved = self<自身> + in<向内> + volv<卷> + ed<形容词后缀>
词源溯源：self-involved 是个复合词，由英语固有词 self 和拉丁语源词汇 involved 组成。involved 源自拉丁语 involvere（in- "向内" + volvere "滚动"），字面意为"卷入其中"。当与 self 结合后，词义从"被卷入"转变为"完全卷入自我事务中"，生动描绘出一个人将全部精力向内卷向自我的心理状态。现代用法专指过度自我关注、忽视外界的状态。
例句
“His self-involved attitude made it difficult for him to maintain meaningful relationships.”
他自我专注的态度使他难以维持有意义的关系。
“The artist became increasingly self-involved as her fame grew.”
随着名声的增长，这位艺术家变得越来越自我封闭。
“She was too self-involved to notice the struggles of her colleagues.”
她过于关注自己，没有注意到同事们的困难。