self-interest
英 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst]
美 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst]
n. 自私自利
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 自私自利
the fact of sb only considering their own interests and of not caring about things that would help other people- Not all of them were acting out of self-interest.
他们当中，并非所有人的行动都是出于利己的目的。
- Not all of them were acting out of self-interest.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 自私自利;利己主义
If you accuse someone ofself-interest, you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best for themselves rather than for anyone else.- Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
他们当前的抗议完全是受一己之利驱使的。
- Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
英英释义
noun
- concern for your own interests and welfare
- taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
双语例句
- Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a helpful and sustainable way, but only on behalf of those who can pay.
资本主义利用了人性中自利的力量，让它能持续不断地发挥有益的作用，但只是服务于那些有支付能力的人。 - I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest
我认为说他们是受自身利益的驱使是对事实的严重歪曲。 - We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge.
我们相信，我们的治道将从伦理、明智的自我利益和公益中产生出来。 - Further study students for the future exercise of self-interest and provide the basis habits.
为今后进一步研究学生自我锻炼的兴趣与习惯提供依据。 - The problem was that self-interest is a disaster when the market signals are wrong.
问题在于当市场发出错误的信号时，自利就成了一场灾难。 - There are essentially two forces that motivate people: self-interest and fear.
有两种驱使人们的基本力量：自私和恐惧。 - According to above understanding, idea is not in direct conflict with one's self-interest.
观念按照上面的理解，与个体的自我利益并不存在直接的冲突。 - It does so out of the same combination of principle and self-interest.
这出于原则和自身的利益。 - Yet fear of intimacy appears to trump self-interest.
但对亲密的恐惧看起来压倒了自我利益。 - Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will;
直至偏执和偏见和恶意的和不人道的自身利益已取代理解和宽容和良好的意志；