selfishness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others. countable,uncountable
    — This common faith or set of aspirations, he added, could also help Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote a world civil religion given to justice and hope.

词形变化

selfishnesses plural

词汇关系

反义词
selflessness self-abnegation

词源

Etymology tree
English selfish
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English selfishness
From selfish + -ness.
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