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

• Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will;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；
• 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 environmental concern is just enlightened self-interest.
  他们对环境的关注只是开明的利己行为。
• 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？
• 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。
• Perhaps we should also start appealing to self-interest.
  也许我们也应该为自身利益发起呼吁。
• 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。
• 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。
• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
  派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。