selfishness

基本解释

Selfishness is a detestable quality in anyone.
自私是一种可恨的品质。
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It is living for yourself, or we say selfishness.
就是为自己而活，或者我们所说的自私。
But in a state of emancipation, when the entity of Self itself disappears, how can there be selfishness?
因为，在个体获得解放的状态下，他的自我就消失了，自私怎么可能还存在呢？
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The president talked about what he calls the selfishness and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington that resulted in a national economic crisis.
Adam Smith, who is often falsely viewed as a proponent of selfishness and hardheadedness, was quite explicit about the pull this has.
经济学创立者亚当斯密经常被人误认为,是一个提倡自私和无情的人，但他却非常明白移情作用。
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And here's why. Because this is the No. 1-- equating to selfishness and immorality is the No. 1 cause-- subconsciously mostly, but not only-- No. 1 cause of unhappiness.
这就是为什么，因为这是头号-,将自私等同于不道德是头号原因-,多数是在潜意识里-,导致不快乐的头号原因。
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Only incorrigible ideologues persist in spouting the idea that greed and selfishness caused the Great Depression.
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自私
Both Xun Zi and Adam Smith believe selfishness is common human nature, but there are still some differences exist on their prospective on humanity.
荀子与亚当斯密都认为人性是自私的,但他们的人性论还是有不尽相同之处。
法学
自利性

自利性
Analyzed from the theoretical view, the local government is dual-characteristic: it has both the public spirit and selfishness, and pursuing the maximization of the interest of the local government and official group is the exhibition of its selfishness.
从理论上分析，地方政府具有公共性和自利性两重性，追求地方政府和官员集团利益最大化是地方政府自利性的表现。
利己性