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

• 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。
• We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him.
  我们大家要学习他毫无自私自利之心的精神。
• When Muslim parents reach old age, they are treated mercifully, with kindness and selflessness.
  当穆斯林父母年事渐高，我们必须以仁慈与无私的精神宽厚地对待他们。
• On this holiday, we pause to celebrate the love and compassion of the women who have raised us, and to thank them for the many years of patience and selflessness.
  这个节日里，我们不是要赞扬那些养育了我们的母亲的爱和激情而是去感谢他们这么多年来的耐心和无私。
• Selflessness can be a double-edged sword for considerate people.
  阿卜杜哈利姆说，对善解人意的人来说，无私是柄双刃剑。
• 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。
• Fearlessness stems from selflessness.; Only the selfless can be fearless.
  无私故能无畏。
• 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。
• Selflessness, Alexander the Great.
  还有一个无私的例子是亚历山大。
• Selflessness and another is teamwork, suppressing your own interest for the good of the team.
  另外一个因素是无私和合作，把团队利益放在个人利益前。