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单词 self-oriented
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self-orientedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈɔːrɪəntᵻd/, /ˌsɛlfˈɒrɪəntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɔriən(t)əd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, oriented adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + oriented adj.
Oriented or directed towards the self; esp. concerned primarily with one's own needs or interests; self-interested; self-centred.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > oriented towards self
self-regarding1682
self-regardant1832
self-oriented1918
1918 A. D. Burkart Bergson's Theory of Intuition (M.A. thesis, Univ. of Nebraska) 19 This inward looking, self-oriented vision does not imply a purely subjective knowledge.
1936 Mind 45 72 Mr Leon holds, with Butler if not with Plato, that all the natural appetites, though self-oriented, are in themselves innocent.
1975 R. H. Rimmer Premar Exper. (1976) i. 49 At first the child is completely self-oriented, autistic, hedonistic.
2005 Times 12 Mar. (Mag.) 41/1 Why get married?.. When people commit, they become much less self-oriented.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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