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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But self-interest and sensible policy can cut the odds of trouble.
  但是，利己主义和明智的政策应能降低问题的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。
• The behavior in pursuit of self-interest maximization of Local government has obvious externality in regional economic activities.
  在区域经济活动中，地方政府追求自身利益最大化的行为会产生明显的外部性。
• 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。