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

• Enlightened self-interest is also a motivating factor.
  对自身利益的明智考虑也是一种激励因素。
• Many of them placed self-interest before the common good.
  他们中的许多人置一己私利于集体利益之上。
• 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。
• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
  派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Self-interest explains much of its impact.
  自身利益解释了其影响力的成因。
• 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。
• 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。