self-aggrandizement

英 [ˌself əˈɡrændɪzmənt]

美 [ˌself əˈɡrændɪzmənt]

n.  (在名利、权势上的)自我扩张，自我提升

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 self-aggrandisement


• N-UNCOUNT (在名利、权势上的)自我扩张，自我提升
  If you say that someone is guilty ofself-aggrandizement, you mean that they do certain things in order to make themselves more powerful, wealthy, or important.
  1. He was interested in service, not self-aggrandisement.
     他热衷于服务他人，而不是追求更高的名利。

英英释义

noun

• an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
  Synonym:self-aggrandisementego trip

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