1.egoist n. /?eɡ???st/ selfish
egotist n.['i:ɡ?t?st] people who consider themselves to be expert in everything
notes:(筆記)
'ego' means 'I' in Latin
extend:(擴展)
ego n.[?i:g??]心理學名詞,表示自我
egocentric a./?eɡ???sentr?k/ the egocentric people consider themselves to be the center of the universe
egoism n ./?eɡ???z?m/自我主義
egomaniac n./?eɡ???me?ni?k/ a person who carries egoism to the extreme
2.altruist n.['?ltr??st] the one who love others and try his best to help them
notes:
In Latin the word for 'other' is 'alter'
extend:
altruism n.利他主義
altruistic n.利他的
alter v.改變
alter ego 專有詞組,refers to someone with whom you are so close that you and he do the same things, think alike ,react similarly , and are ,in temperament , almost mirror images of each other
3.introvert n.[??ntr?v?:t] 內向之人
extrovert n.[?ekstr?v?:t】外向之人
ambivert n.[?mb?'v?:t] both introvert and extrovert
extend:
ambiguous [?m?b?gju?s] 模棱兩可的
4.misanthrope n./?m?s?nθr??p/厭惡人類者,厭世者
misogynist n.[m??s?d??n?st] people who think women are all damn bad
misogamist n.[m?'s?g?m?st]people who are not willing to marry at all
notes:
the Greek stem 'miseo' means 'hate'
'anthoropos' means 'man' in Greek
'gyne' means 'woman' in Greek
'gamos' means 'marriage' in Greek
expand:
anthropology n. /??nθr??p?l?d?i/ 人類學 the study of the human race
gynecologist n./?ɡa?n??k?l?d??st/婦科醫生
monogamy娶一個
bigamy娶兩個
ploygamy娶很多個
5.ascetic n.[??set?k]苦行僧,禁欲主義者
notes:
'asketes' means 'ascetic' means 'monk' or 'hermit' in greek
Mahatma Gandhi is a perfect example of a believer in asceticism.