Self-interest
n. 利己主义, 私利\\n[法] 自私自利, 利己
📖 牛津释义
self-interest
n[U]
(concern for) one's own interests or personal advantage 私利; 利己（之心）
do sth purely from/out of self-interest 纯粹从私利出发做某事.
🧩 词语组成解析
self
[self]
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
interest
['intrist]
n. 兴趣，爱好;利害关系，利益;利息;趣味，感兴趣的事;
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与，使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'll have to work for years to pay off my college loan.
我得工作好几年才能还清助学贷款。
We'll have to check these rates against those charged by other suppliers.
我们必须核查一下由其他供应商提供的费率。
We invited them to our party but they decided not to come.
我们请了他们参加聚会，但他们决定不来。