self-involved
Meaning
只关注自身利益的；自我专注的
Structure
Usage
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。
Etymology
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。
Analysis
• self：源自古英语 self，意为“自己，自身”。
• in：源自拉丁语前缀 in-，此处意为“向内，进入”。
• volv：源自拉丁语词根 volvere，意为“滚动，卷起”。
• ed：古英语派生形容词后缀，表示状态或特征。
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。