Definition of ego in English:

ego

nounPlural egos ˈɛːɡəʊˈiːɡəʊˈiɡoʊ

1A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
自尊心；自我意识
he needed a boost to his ego
Example sentencesExamples
- This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect.
- If I do get all of that done and sorted out properly my meetings tend to go very well, and that's a big big boost to my ego.
- She has called to ask me out to dinner: big boost to my male ego.
- A couple of bruised male egos later I and about 11 other guys made the team.
- But shhh, you have to pretend otherwise, or you'll bruise their fragile egos.
- It is very flattering and a big boost to the ego to receive compliments from someone like Stacey Jones.
- Some weeks, your ego gets a little boost when someone sends you an e-mail about something you wrote or approaches you in person.
- My ego is nicely boosted now, more so because I didn't expect it to happen.
- A car, psychologists tell us, is an extension of man's ego.
- Your natural reactions to circumstances encourage success and the healthy growth of your ego and self-esteem.
- I mean, that's got to hurt a guy's ego.
- Being outsmarted by a girl can really hurt a guy's ego.
- Being in a relationship is a boost to the ego, and being dumped is devastating to it - at least if you're me.
- He argues that the male ego is increasingly fragile, with sexual performance at the root of it.
- And if others notice you, it might polish your bruised ego a little.
- If a teacher starts in on a child about religion or other such things or starts to shun a child, it is very damaging to the ego and to the self esteem.
- After having dominated a sport for some time, that would have been a huge knock to her ego, to her self-esteem as a player and a person.
- You can no longer rely on his ineptitude to prop up your fragile ego.
- And I've heard whispers that another girl I work with has her eyes on me, which is helping to boost my ego a little…
- It's no surprise he can't cope with sudden huge wealth, press intrusion and hoards of ‘yes men’ boosting his ego.
Synonyms
self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-conceit, self-image, self-confidence
French amour propre
1. 1.1Psychoanalysis The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.
  〔心理分析〕自我。比较ID 和SUPEREGO
  Compare with id and superego
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jung also found that in practice both anima and animus act in dreams and in the imagination as mediators of the unconscious to the ego, so providing a means for inner as well as outer adaptation.
  It talked about relaxing the grip of your ego and emptying your mind.
  Letting go of the ego, the persona, the rational mind is a central experience in mystical traditions.
  So what if perception is warped by our egos and reality is warped by perception?
  The effects of a shift in identity from the ego to the inner self are dramatic and remarkable.
  Synonyms
  subconscious mind, subconscious, unconscious mind, psyche, superego, id, inner self, innermost self, self, inner man, inner woman
2. 1.2Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.
  〔哲〕自我
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this being the empirical ego has its origin, and through ethical conduct it returns to its source.
  Indeed in the citation above Mulvey characterizes the formation of the ego as a kind of ‘phantasmization’ of the subject.
  This diacritically marked subject experiences splitting of the ego.
  According to Heidegger, a tendency to suicide is the ontological essence of human ego.
  The subject is not referable to questions of the ego, to notions of the self.

Derivatives

egoless

adjective

He was unchanged even by this catastrophe - he remained as decent and egoless a man as I'd ever met.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sunny, unflappable, he had so much confidence that he could appear egoless - when he wanted to.
- Most of the actors I've tended to work with are pretty great egoless actors, so they don't tend to get defensive.
- In person, seemingly egoless, his presence within the films is both hilarious and humane.
- With meditation we can create a clean thinking, peaceful, egoless mind which in turn creates a person whose mind, body and spirit are in balance, in complete harmony.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin, literally 'I'.

This is the Latin word for ‘I’. It came into English later than egotism (early 18th century) or egoism (late 18th century). I (Old English) goes back to the same Indo-European root.

Rhymes

amigo, Vigo

Definition of ego in US English:

ego

nounˈiɡoʊˈēɡō

1A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
自尊心；自我意识
a boost to my ego
我自尊心的一次增强。
Example sentencesExamples
- But shhh, you have to pretend otherwise, or you'll bruise their fragile egos.
- I mean, that's got to hurt a guy's ego.
- Being in a relationship is a boost to the ego, and being dumped is devastating to it - at least if you're me.
- If a teacher starts in on a child about religion or other such things or starts to shun a child, it is very damaging to the ego and to the self esteem.
- And if others notice you, it might polish your bruised ego a little.
- After having dominated a sport for some time, that would have been a huge knock to her ego, to her self-esteem as a player and a person.
- If I do get all of that done and sorted out properly my meetings tend to go very well, and that's a big big boost to my ego.
- My ego is nicely boosted now, more so because I didn't expect it to happen.
- A car, psychologists tell us, is an extension of man's ego.
- Your natural reactions to circumstances encourage success and the healthy growth of your ego and self-esteem.
- This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect.
- She has called to ask me out to dinner: big boost to my male ego.
- It is very flattering and a big boost to the ego to receive compliments from someone like Stacey Jones.
- And I've heard whispers that another girl I work with has her eyes on me, which is helping to boost my ego a little…
- Some weeks, your ego gets a little boost when someone sends you an e-mail about something you wrote or approaches you in person.
- He argues that the male ego is increasingly fragile, with sexual performance at the root of it.
- A couple of bruised male egos later I and about 11 other guys made the team.
- You can no longer rely on his ineptitude to prop up your fragile ego.
- Being outsmarted by a girl can really hurt a guy's ego.
- It's no surprise he can't cope with sudden huge wealth, press intrusion and hoards of ‘yes men’ boosting his ego.
Synonyms
self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-conceit, self-image, self-confidence
1. 1.1Psychoanalysis The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.
  〔心理分析〕自我。比较ID 和SUPEREGO
  Compare with id and superego
  Example sentencesExamples
  It talked about relaxing the grip of your ego and emptying your mind.
  Jung also found that in practice both anima and animus act in dreams and in the imagination as mediators of the unconscious to the ego, so providing a means for inner as well as outer adaptation.
  Letting go of the ego, the persona, the rational mind is a central experience in mystical traditions.
  So what if perception is warped by our egos and reality is warped by perception?
  The effects of a shift in identity from the ego to the inner self are dramatic and remarkable.
  Synonyms
  subconscious mind, subconscious, unconscious mind, psyche, superego, id, inner self, innermost self, self, inner man, inner woman
2. 1.2Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.
  〔哲〕自我
  Example sentencesExamples
  According to Heidegger, a tendency to suicide is the ontological essence of human ego.
  Indeed in the citation above Mulvey characterizes the formation of the ego as a kind of ‘phantasmization’ of the subject.
  This diacritically marked subject experiences splitting of the ego.
  In this being the empirical ego has its origin, and through ethical conduct it returns to its source.
  The subject is not referable to questions of the ego, to notions of the self.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘I’.

词汇	ego
释义	Definition of ego in English: ego nounPlural egos ˈɛːɡəʊˈiːɡəʊˈiɡoʊ 1A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance. 自尊心；自我意识 he needed a boost to his ego Example sentencesExamples This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect. If I do get all of that done and sorted out properly my meetings tend to go very well, and that's a big big boost to my ego. She has called to ask me out to dinner: big boost to my male ego. A couple of bruised male egos later I and about 11 other guys made the team. But shhh, you have to pretend otherwise, or you'll bruise their fragile egos. It is very flattering and a big boost to the ego to receive compliments from someone like Stacey Jones. Some weeks, your ego gets a little boost when someone sends you an e-mail about something you wrote or approaches you in person. My ego is nicely boosted now, more so because I didn't expect it to happen. A car, psychologists tell us, is an extension of man's ego. Your natural reactions to circumstances encourage success and the healthy growth of your ego and self-esteem. I mean, that's got to hurt a guy's ego. Being outsmarted by a girl can really hurt a guy's ego. Being in a relationship is a boost to the ego, and being dumped is devastating to it - at least if you're me. He argues that the male ego is increasingly fragile, with sexual performance at the root of it. And if others notice you, it might polish your bruised ego a little. If a teacher starts in on a child about religion or other such things or starts to shun a child, it is very damaging to the ego and to the self esteem. After having dominated a sport for some time, that would have been a huge knock to her ego, to her self-esteem as a player and a person. You can no longer rely on his ineptitude to prop up your fragile ego. And I've heard whispers that another girl I work with has her eyes on me, which is helping to boost my ego a little… It's no surprise he can't cope with sudden huge wealth, press intrusion and hoards of ‘yes men’ boosting his ego. Synonyms self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-conceit, self-image, self-confidence French amour propre 1.1Psychoanalysis The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. 〔心理分析〕自我。比较ID 和SUPEREGO Compare with id and superego Example sentencesExamples Jung also found that in practice both anima and animus act in dreams and in the imagination as mediators of the unconscious to the ego, so providing a means for inner as well as outer adaptation. It talked about relaxing the grip of your ego and emptying your mind. Letting go of the ego, the persona, the rational mind is a central experience in mystical traditions. So what if perception is warped by our egos and reality is warped by perception? The effects of a shift in identity from the ego to the inner self are dramatic and remarkable. Synonyms subconscious mind, subconscious, unconscious mind, psyche, superego, id, inner self, innermost self, self, inner man, inner woman 1.2Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. 〔哲〕自我 Example sentencesExamples In this being the empirical ego has its origin, and through ethical conduct it returns to its source. Indeed in the citation above Mulvey characterizes the formation of the ego as a kind of ‘phantasmization’ of the subject. This diacritically marked subject experiences splitting of the ego. According to Heidegger, a tendency to suicide is the ontological essence of human ego. The subject is not referable to questions of the ego, to notions of the self. Derivatives egoless adjective He was unchanged even by this catastrophe - he remained as decent and egoless a man as I'd ever met. Example sentencesExamples Sunny, unflappable, he had so much confidence that he could appear egoless - when he wanted to. Most of the actors I've tended to work with are pretty great egoless actors, so they don't tend to get defensive. In person, seemingly egoless, his presence within the films is both hilarious and humane. With meditation we can create a clean thinking, peaceful, egoless mind which in turn creates a person whose mind, body and spirit are in balance, in complete harmony. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin, literally 'I'. This is the Latin word for ‘I’. It came into English later than egotism (early 18th century) or egoism (late 18th century). I (Old English) goes back to the same Indo-European root. Rhymes amigo, Vigo Definition of ego in US English: ego nounˈiɡoʊˈēɡō 1A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance. 自尊心；自我意识 a boost to my ego 我自尊心的一次增强。 Example sentencesExamples But shhh, you have to pretend otherwise, or you'll bruise their fragile egos. I mean, that's got to hurt a guy's ego. Being in a relationship is a boost to the ego, and being dumped is devastating to it - at least if you're me. If a teacher starts in on a child about religion or other such things or starts to shun a child, it is very damaging to the ego and to the self esteem. And if others notice you, it might polish your bruised ego a little. After having dominated a sport for some time, that would have been a huge knock to her ego, to her self-esteem as a player and a person. If I do get all of that done and sorted out properly my meetings tend to go very well, and that's a big big boost to my ego. My ego is nicely boosted now, more so because I didn't expect it to happen. A car, psychologists tell us, is an extension of man's ego. Your natural reactions to circumstances encourage success and the healthy growth of your ego and self-esteem. This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect. She has called to ask me out to dinner: big boost to my male ego. It is very flattering and a big boost to the ego to receive compliments from someone like Stacey Jones. And I've heard whispers that another girl I work with has her eyes on me, which is helping to boost my ego a little… Some weeks, your ego gets a little boost when someone sends you an e-mail about something you wrote or approaches you in person. He argues that the male ego is increasingly fragile, with sexual performance at the root of it. A couple of bruised male egos later I and about 11 other guys made the team. You can no longer rely on his ineptitude to prop up your fragile ego. Being outsmarted by a girl can really hurt a guy's ego. It's no surprise he can't cope with sudden huge wealth, press intrusion and hoards of ‘yes men’ boosting his ego. Synonyms self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-conceit, self-image, self-confidence 1.1Psychoanalysis The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. 〔心理分析〕自我。比较ID 和SUPEREGO Compare with id and superego Example sentencesExamples It talked about relaxing the grip of your ego and emptying your mind. Jung also found that in practice both anima and animus act in dreams and in the imagination as mediators of the unconscious to the ego, so providing a means for inner as well as outer adaptation. Letting go of the ego, the persona, the rational mind is a central experience in mystical traditions. So what if perception is warped by our egos and reality is warped by perception? The effects of a shift in identity from the ego to the inner self are dramatic and remarkable. Synonyms subconscious mind, subconscious, unconscious mind, psyche, superego, id, inner self, innermost self, self, inner man, inner woman 1.2Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. 〔哲〕自我 Example sentencesExamples According to Heidegger, a tendency to suicide is the ontological essence of human ego. Indeed in the citation above Mulvey characterizes the formation of the ego as a kind of ‘phantasmization’ of the subject. This diacritically marked subject experiences splitting of the ego. In this being the empirical ego has its origin, and through ethical conduct it returns to its source. The subject is not referable to questions of the ego, to notions of the self. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘I’.
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