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词汇集 自私(属于 人类特征和品质):完整且详细的清单

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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,落后者自求多福, 自私自利

示例:

When the company started failing, it became every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
当公司开始倒闭时,情况变成了人人自危,落后者自求多福

every miller draws water to his own mill

/ˈevri ˈmɪlər drɔːz ˈwɔːtər tuː hɪz oʊn mɪl/

(idiom) 人人都在谋私利, 自私自利

示例:

In business, you have to be careful because every miller draws water to his own mill.
在生意场上你得小心,因为人人都在谋私利

near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin

/nɪr ɪz maɪ ʃɜrt, bʌt ˈnɪr.ər ɪz maɪ skɪn/

(idiom) 亲疏有别,先顾自己, 自己的利益最重要

示例:

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.
我想捐助慈善机构,但亲疏有别,先顾自己,我得先付清自己的账单。

self-preservation is the first law of nature

/ˌselfˌprezərˈveɪʃən ɪz ðə fɜrst lɔ əv ˈneɪtʃər/

(idiom) 自我保护是自然界的第一法则

示例:

He ran from the fire without looking back; after all, self-preservation is the first law of nature.
他头也不回地逃离了火场;毕竟,自我保护是自然界的第一法则

selfishness knows no bound

/ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs noʊz noʊ baʊndz/

(idiom) 自私自利到了极点, 贪得无厌

示例:

He took the last piece of bread without asking anyone; his selfishness knows no bounds.
他没问任何人就拿走了最后一块面包;他的自私到了极点

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) 利己主义不是按自己的意愿生活,而是要求别人按自己的意愿生活

示例:

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.
奥斯卡·王尔德曾有名言:利己主义不是按自己的意愿生活,而是要求别人按自己的意愿生活
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