adjective 无私的;不自私的。指不以自身利益为先,愿意为他人着想或付出的品质。
/ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ/
She made an unselfish decision to donate her savings to the charity.
她做出了一个无私的决定,把积蓄捐给了慈善机构。
His unselfish devotion to his community, even at the cost of his own comfort, earned him the deep respect of everyone around him.
他对社区的无私奉献,即使牺牲了自己的舒适,也赢得了周围所有人的深深敬意。
由前缀 un-(表示"不、非")加上 selfish(自私的)构成。selfish 一词最早出现于17世纪,由 self(自我)加上形容词后缀 -ish 组成。unselfish 作为其反义词,强调超越自我、关心他人的品质。self 源自古英语 self,与日耳曼语系同源。