self-involvedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɒlvd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɑlvd/,

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɔlvd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, involved adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + involved adj. Compare later self-involvement n., self-involution n.

Preoccupied with oneself or one's own thoughts or affairs, to the exclusion of anyone or anything else; characterized by self-involvement.In quot. 1785 in extended use, applied to a typeface.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self

self-central1642

selfy1643

self-centred1645

self-concerned1653

self-involved1785

self-conscious1825

self-intoxicated1847

self-obsessed1878

egocentric1900

1785 J. Adair Discuss. Law of Libels p. x There is something in the sombre cast and self-involved character of the old black letter.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Day-dream in Poems (new ed.) II. 163 The pensive mind that, self-involved, Yet sleeps a dreamless sleep to me.

1847 G. P. R. James Russell I. ix. 175 That peculiar sort of self-involved business air, which is found more or less in every Englishman.

1959 Tulane Drama Rev. 3 49 He is not, I think, a true tragic hero..but the self-involved tragic victim of a world which is as flawed as he is.

2010 A. G. Hunter Princes, Frogs & Ugly Sisters vii. 84 The narcissistic mother is so self-involved she is never able to become a supportive parent in the real world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-involved
释义	self-involvedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɒlvd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɑlvd/, /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɔlvd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, involved adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + involved adj. Compare later self-involvement n., self-involution n. Preoccupied with oneself or one's own thoughts or affairs, to the exclusion of anyone or anything else; characterized by self-involvement.In quot. 1785 in extended use, applied to a typeface. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self self-central1642 selfy1643 self-centred1645 self-concerned1653 self-involved1785 self-conscious1825 self-intoxicated1847 self-obsessed1878 egocentric1900 1785 J. Adair Discuss. Law of Libels p. x There is something in the sombre cast and self-involved character of the old black letter. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Day-dream in Poems (new ed.) II. 163 The pensive mind that, self-involved, Yet sleeps a dreamless sleep to me. 1847 G. P. R. James Russell I. ix. 175 That peculiar sort of self-involved business air, which is found more or less in every Englishman. 1959 Tulane Drama Rev. 3 49 He is not, I think, a true tragic hero..but the self-involved tragic victim of a world which is as flawed as he is. 2010 A. G. Hunter Princes, Frogs & Ugly Sisters vii. 84 The narcissistic mother is so self-involved she is never able to become a supportive parent in the real world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1785
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