| 释义 |
self·ish
I. \pronunc at self I+ish or ēsh\ adjective
Etymology: self (III) + -ish
1.
a. : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
< if he could be proud and patriotic, so too he could be selfish and mean — Francis Parkman >
< a formal, greedy, selfish old gentleman — L.P.Smith >
< selfish ambition >
b. : self-centered
< the sympathy of children with those who weep is innocently selfish — G.D.Brown >
2.
a. : believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self
< the selfish school of philosophers — William Fleming >
b. : performed to benefit oneself especially in disregard of the welfare of others
< a selfish act >
• self·ish·ly \-ə̇shlē, -li\ adverb
II. adjective
: being a usually repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that actively replicates within an organism but is not expressed phenotypically and serves no known function
< selfish DNA > |