詞彙集 自私（屬於 人類特徵和品質）：完整且詳細的清單
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every man for himself and the devil shall take the hindmost
/ˈevri mæn fɔːr hɪmˈself ænd ðə ˈdevl ʃæl teɪk ðə ˈhaɪndmoʊst/
(idiom) 人人自保，落後者自求多福, 自私自利
範例:
When the company started failing, it became every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
當公司開始倒閉時，情況變成了人人自危，落後者自求多福。
every miller draws water to his own mill
/ˈevri ˈmɪlər drɔːz ˈwɔːtər tuː hɪz oʊn mɪl/
(idiom) 人人都在謀私利, 自私自利
範例:
In business, you have to be careful because every miller draws water to his own mill.
在生意場上你得小心，因為人人都在謀私利。
near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
/nɪr ɪz maɪ ʃɜrt, bʌt ˈnɪr.ər ɪz maɪ skɪn/
(idiom) 親疏有別，先顧自己, 自己的利益最重要
範例:
I'd like to help the charity, but near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin, and I must pay my own bills first.
我想捐助慈善機構，但親疏有別，先顧自己，我得先付清自己的帳單。
self-preservation is the first law of nature
/ˌselfˌprezərˈveɪʃən ɪz ðə fɜrst lɔ əv ˈneɪtʃər/
(idiom) 自我保護是自然界的第一法則
範例:
He ran from the fire without looking back; after all, self-preservation is the first law of nature.
他頭也不回地逃離了火場；畢竟，自我保護是自然界的第一法則。
/ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs noʊz noʊ baʊndz/
(idiom) 自私自利到了極點, 貪得無厭
範例:
He took the last piece of bread without asking anyone; his selfishness knows no bounds.
他沒問任何人就拿走了最後一塊麵包；他的自私到了極點。
selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live
/ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs ɪz nɑt ˈlɪvɪŋ æz wʌn ˈwɪʃəz tu lɪv, ɪt ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ˈʌðərz tu lɪv æz wʌn ˈwɪʃəz tu lɪv/
(phrase) 利己主義不是按自己的意願生活，而是要求別人按自己的意願生活
範例:
Oscar Wilde famously said that selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
奧斯卡·王爾德曾有名言：利己主義不是按自己的意願生活，而是要求別人按自己的意願生活。