self-interestingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrᵻstɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfˈɪnt(ə)rɛstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)ərəstɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəstɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)əˌrɛstɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, interest v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < self- prefix + interest v. + -ing suffix², after self-interest n. Compare earlier self-interessed adj., self-interested adj.

Now rare.

Motivated or influenced by regard for one's own advantage or welfare. Formerly also: †involved or participating in a particular situation (obsolete rare). Cf. self-interested adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective]

self-seeking?1575

self-respecting1597

proprietariousa1633

self-ended1643

self-interessed1645

self-interested1648

self-concerned1653

self-concerning1656

self-biased1662

self-ending1698

interested1705

self-interesting1710

1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 49 The self-interesting Partys [i.e. the reader and the author] both vanish at once.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 79 All social Love, Friendship [etc.]..does by its nature take place of the self-interesting Passions.

1786 T. J. Claggett Let. 19 June in G. B. Utley Life & Times T. J. Claggett (1913) iv. 49 I must endeavor to get you nearer to me next year, if it was only on self-interesting Motives.

1883 Leicester Chron. & Leics. Mercury 28 Apr. 3/3 He thought they were trusting to very inadequate and self-interesting advice.

1992 Proc. Amer. Soc. Internat. Law 86 170 This sort of analysis almost requires us to assume that states are rational, self-interesting actors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-interesting
释义	self-interestingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈɪntrᵻstɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈɪnt(ə)rɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)ərəstɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəstɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)əˌrɛstɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, interest v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < self- prefix + interest v. + -ing suffix², after self-interest n. Compare earlier self-interessed adj., self-interested adj. Now rare. Motivated or influenced by regard for one's own advantage or welfare. Formerly also: †involved or participating in a particular situation (obsolete rare). Cf. self-interested adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] self-seeking?1575 self-respecting1597 proprietariousa1633 self-ended1643 self-interessed1645 self-interested1648 self-concerned1653 self-concerning1656 self-biased1662 self-ending1698 interested1705 self-interesting1710 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 49 The self-interesting Partys [i.e. the reader and the author] both vanish at once. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 79 All social Love, Friendship [etc.]..does by its nature take place of the self-interesting Passions. 1786 T. J. Claggett Let. 19 June in G. B. Utley Life & Times T. J. Claggett (1913) iv. 49 I must endeavor to get you nearer to me next year, if it was only on self-interesting Motives. 1883 Leicester Chron. & Leics. Mercury 28 Apr. 3/3 He thought they were trusting to very inadequate and self-interesting advice. 1992 Proc. Amer. Soc. Internat. Law 86 170 This sort of analysis almost requires us to assume that states are rational, self-interesting actors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1710
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