As an intellectual, he refuses to annihilate his individuality and degenerate into savagery.

individuality 是由 individual（个人的、个体的）加上名词后缀 -ity 构成的名词，表示"个性、个人特征"。individual 来自拉丁语 individuus（不可分割的），指一个人独特的、区别于他人的特质。