selfishness

常见例句

Selfishness is a detestable quality in anyone.
自私是一種可恨的品質。
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It is living for yourself, or we say selfishness.
就是爲自己而活，或者我們所說的自私。
But in a state of emancipation, when the entity of Self itself disappears, how can there be selfishness?
因爲，在個躰獲得解放的狀態下，他的自我就消失了，自私怎麽可能還存在呢？
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The president talked about what he calls the selfishness and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington that resulted in a national economic crisis.
Adam Smith, who is often falsely viewed as a proponent of selfishness and hardheadedness, was quite explicit about the pull this has.
經濟學創立者亞儅斯密經常被人誤認爲,是一個提倡自私和無情的人，但他卻非常明白移情作用。
耶魯公開課 - 心理學導論課程節選
And here's why. Because this is the No. 1-- equating to selfishness and immorality is the No. 1 cause-- subconsciously mostly, but not only-- No. 1 cause of unhappiness.
這就是爲什麽，因爲這是頭號-,將自私等同於不道德是頭號原因-,多數是在潛意識裡-,導致不快樂的頭號原因。
哈彿公開課 - 幸福課課程節選

Only incorrigible ideologues persist in spouting the idea that greed and selfishness caused the Great Depression.
FORBES: Bumbling Bernanke Bamboozled By Broken Bounce-back
Underneath the gloss of good feeling, Murray conveys the selfishness within his basket case.
NEWYORKER: What About Bob?
Selfishness, it contends, is good, altruism evil, empathy and compassion are irrational and destructive.
FORBES: George Monbiot Blames Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan For Just About Everything