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

• 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。
• It does so out of the same combination of principle and self-interest.
  这出于原则和自身的利益。
• Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will;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；
• 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。
• 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。
• Self-interest also influences outcomes.
  私利也会影响政策结果。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dear being, I am thine again; the happiness shall again predominate over this fleeting tribute to self-interest.
  亲爱的心，我又是您的了，这幸福又将压倒我这短暂的孤芳自赏。
• 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。