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

• He was drawn to Christianity because its lessons of helping others and of selflessness reinforced his own beliefs about what is important in life.
  奥巴马被基督教深深的吸引，因为它的关于帮助他人和无私奉献的教训增强了他的信仰：生命中什么最重要。
• 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！
• What we need more of is people who truly understand the power behind selflessness.
  我们更需要那些能够真正懂得无私的伟大力量的人。
• Become totally absorbed in the moment by performing acts of such utter selflessness that you forget yourself.
  成为完全吸收了目前这种行为表演，你忘记自己的境地。
• And they inspire a Nation with their selflessness and their courage.
  他们用无私和勇气来激励一个民族。
• 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。
• 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。
• All his selflessness and passion only won the family's cold response.
  他一直以来的无私和热诚换来的却是家人的冷漠与遗弃。
• 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；