Word · Frequency #14023
selfishnesses
自私；利己
selfishnesses is the plural of selfishness.
核心释义
concern for your own welfare and disregard of others
- 1.
自私的品质,即把自己的利益置于他人利益之前。
The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
- 2.
因关心自身利益而不顾他人的吝啬
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
自私的品质,即把自己的利益置于他人利益之前。；因关心自身利益而不顾他人的吝啬；自我中心；利己主义；任性
用法In use
His selfishness made it hard for his friends to trust him.
用法提示：selfishness 作主语，表示“自私”这一品质。
She finally realized that her selfishness had hurt the people she loved.
用法提示：selfishness 作宾语，指“自私”的行为或心态。
The team's selfishness on the field led to their defeat.
用法提示：selfishness 作主语核心，说明“自私”导致的结果。
out of selfishness
固定搭配，意为“出于自私”。
He ignored the warning out of selfishness.
他出于自私无视了警告。
the selfishness of sb/sth
用于描述某人或某事物的自私。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pure selfishness
- 纯粹的自私
- It was pure selfishness that made him ignore the request.他无视请求，完全是出于自私。
- out of selfishness
- 出于自私
- She only helped out of selfishness.她帮忙只是出于自私。
- human selfishness
- 人类的自私
- The novel examines human selfishness and betrayal.这部小说剖析了人类的自私与背叛。
- act of selfishness
- 自私的行为
- Refusing to share is an act of selfishness.拒绝分享就是一种自私的行为。
- selfishness and greed
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
self(自己)+ish(…的)+ness(名词)，只想着自己、不管别人，就是selfishness(自私)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal relationships、workplace discussions、moral commentary selfishness 是常用名词，多用于日常生活和书面语，指只顾自己利益、不顾他人的行为；语气上通常带贬义，但在正式或非正式场合都可以出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有一个与 selfishness 完全押韵（重读元音和后续音不同）。happiness、darkness、kindness、foolishness 都以 -ness 结尾，发 /nəs/，但重音和重读元音各不相同；foolishness 与 selfishness 共享 /ɪʃnəs/ 片段，但开头不同。selfish 是 selfishness 的前半部分，发音 /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/；selfless 拼写相似，但发音 /ˈsɛlfləs/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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