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
- 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。 - 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。 - In this way, the self-interest of rational individuals brings the best outcome for all.
这样，理性个体的利己主义为所有人带来了最佳结果。 - Whatever their theoretical self-interest, employers are often prejudiced.
不管从理论上说他们的私心是什么，雇主往往怀有偏见。 - Make sure not to confuse self-interest axiom and rational axiom.
确保不要混淆私利和理性的根本原则。 - 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 environmental concern is just enlightened self-interest.
他们对环境的关注只是开明的利己行为。 - 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。 - Pragmatic self-interest alone should teach us that we must change before nature exacts inevitable revenge.
务实的自我利益，仅应教导我们，我们必须改变以前的性质要付出的必然报复。