self-interest

英 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst]

美 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst]

n.  自私自利

复数：self-interests　

TEM8法律

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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
  1. 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。

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• concern for your own interests and welfare
  Synonym:egoismegocentrismself-concernself-centeredness
• taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
  Synonym:opportunismself-seekingexpedience

双语例句

• Last, the ethical mind conceptualises how workers can serve purposes beyond self-interest.
  最后，伦理头脑界定了员工如何才能达到自利以外的目的。
• It does so out of the same combination of principle and self-interest.
  这出于原则和自身的利益。
• If not, the thinking goes, then self-interest will lead to overuse and destruction of shared resources.
  否则，她认为，利己主义将会导致共有资源的过度使用和破坏。
• How can employers and governments convince people to give up benefits, wages and jobs in their collective self-interest?
  雇主和政府怎样能够以集体利益为由，说服人们放弃福利、薪资和工作？
• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
  派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• 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。
• Given our economic interdependence, a stronger American economy is in the economic self-interest of the Chinese people.
  鉴于我们经济的相互依存性，一个更强大的美国经济符合中国人民的经济利益。
• 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。
• 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。
• Self-interest explains much of its impact.
  自身利益解释了其影响力的成因。