| 词汇 | an end in itself |
| 释义 | Idiom an end in itself if an activity or action is an end in itself, it is important to you not because it will help you to achieve something else, but because you enjoy doing it or think that it is important.Education should be an end in itself. an end in itselfSomething that is its own entity with no greater purpose. My parents think that studying literature is an end in itself and will never lead to a career. *an end in itselfexisting for its own sake; existing for no clear purpose. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) For Bob, art is an end in itself. He doesn't hope to make any money from it. Learning is an end in itself. Knowledge does not have to have a practical application. end in itselfA purpose or goal desired for its own sake (rather than to attain something else). For example, For me, writing books is an end in itself; they don't really make that much money. This expression employs the noun end in the sense of "final cause or purpose," a usage dating from the early 1500s. an ˌend in itˈselfa thing that is itself important and not just a part of something more important: Speech is not an end in itself, but a means to communicate something. |
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