Word · Frequency #6992
selfish
自私的
concerned primarily with one's own interests and benefits, often at the expense of others
- 1.
Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
以自身利益为决策标准。
- 2.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; - Maria Weston Chapman
主要或只关心自己及其利益,而排斥他人
- 3.
Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
过度或只关注自身福祉、利益或快乐,很少或根本不考虑他人。
- 4.
Of video game characters: relying on their own actions and capabilities to be effective in the game, rather than on other characters.
(电子游戏角色)依靠自身行动和能力在游戏中发挥作用,而非依赖其他角色。
- 5.
Related to or equivalent to a selfish gene; best understood as existing to preserve and replicate itself in competition with other entities at the same level of existence, rather than at the level of the individual or population containing it.
与自私基因相关或等同;理解为存在是为了在与其他实体的竞争中保存和复制自身,而非个体或种群层面。
以自身利益为决策标准。;主要或只关心自己及其利益,而排斥他人;过度或只关注自身福祉、利益或快乐,很少或根本不考虑他人。;(电子游戏角色)依靠自身行动和能力在游戏中发挥作用,而非依赖其他角色。;与自私基因相关或等同;理解为存在是为了在与其他实体的竞争中保存和复制自身,而非个体或种群层面。
In use
He is too selfish to share his toys.
It was selfish of her to take the last piece of cake.
I don't want to be selfish, but I need some time alone.
Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights
be selfish
基本用法,表示某人自私。
He is selfish.
他很自私。
it is selfish of someone to do something
用形式主语it,不定式短语作真正主语,of引出行为主体。
It was selfish of him to eat all the cake.
他把蛋糕全吃了,真是太自私了。
selfish with/about something
Connections
Collocations
- selfish person
- 自私的人
- He is a selfish person who only cares about himself.他是一个只关心自己的自私的人。
- selfish behavior
- 自私行为
- Selfish behavior can damage relationships.自私行为会损害关系。
- selfish motive
- 自私动机
- She helped him with a selfish motive.她帮助他是出于自私的动机。
- selfish reasons
- 自私的原因
- He did it for selfish reasons.他做这件事是出于自私的原因。
- selfish act
- 自私的行为
- Leaving without saying goodbye was a selfish act.不告而别是一种自私的行为。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
self(自己)+ fish(鱼),自私的人只顾自己吃鱼,不顾他人。
Context & Register
通常用于日常对话和书面语,中性偏负面,多用于批评或评价他人自私行为。
Grammar Note
常用于It is selfish of sb to do sth或sb is selfish in doing sth结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Elfish rhymes with selfish. 'Fish' and 'wish' share the /ɪʃ/ ending but have different stressed vowels (/ɪ/ vs /ɛ/), so they do not rhyme. 'Selfless' shares the 'self' spelling but is pronounced /ˈsɛlfləs/ (final /ləs/ vs /lɪʃ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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