selfless

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.
    — In a selfless act of gratitude for saving his mother's life, Peter committed to giving money to his local breast cancer charity each year for the rest of his life.

词形变化

more selfless comparative most selfless superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English self
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English selfless
From self + -less.
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