selflessness

英

美

n.  无私，忘我

BNC.39345 / COCA.25375

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无私的;忘我的
  If you say that someone isselfless, you approve of them because they care about other people more than themselves.
  1. She was a wonderful companion and her generosity to me was entirely selfless...
     她是一个极好的伴侣，她对我慷慨大方，一心只为我着想。
  2. Perhaps the only all-enduring and selfless love was that of a mother for her child.
     或许唯一持久无私的爱就是母爱。

英英释义

noun

• acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
  Synonym:self-sacrifice
• the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  Synonym:altruism

双语例句

• All revolutionary work calls for enthusiasm and selflessness.
  一切革命工作都需要热情和忘我精神。
• I applaud their bravery and selflessness and I look forward to presenting them with their awards personally.
  “我赞赏他们的勇敢和无私，所以我希望我能够亲自给他们颁奖”。
• You are expected to develop selflessness and cultivate emotional or psychological insights rather than the practical, material insights that come more naturally to you.
  你被期望显露出无私和培养情感或心理旳洞察，而不是来自于自身本能旳现实和物质见识。
• Selflessness, Alexander the Great.
  还有一个无私的例子是亚历山大。
• The death of the internet activist Aaron Swartz at the age of 26 has rightly evoked tributes to his creativity and selflessness.
  26岁的互联网活动家亚伦斯沃茨（AaronSwartz）去世，理所当然地唤起了人们对其创意和无私的赞颂。
• The so-called selflessness essentially is selfishness in nature!
  你所谓的无私其实本质上还是私啊！
• She was warmly praised for her selflessness [ devotion to work].
  她的大公无私[全心全意地工作]受到了热情的赞扬。
• Flowers understand most the selflessness of spring rains.
  花儿最懂得春雨的无私；
• Selflessness: meeting the needs of others than ourselves;
  无私：满足别人的需求多于满足自己的需求；
• Courage, selflessness and strength of will stand out all over the Gadfly.
  勇敢、无私和意志力在牛虻身上全都表现得很突出。