the greater good

a general advantage that you can only gain by losing or harming something that is considered less important 〔需要牺牲较不重要的东西才能得到的〕更大的利益

Some wars are fought for the greater good.

有时候战争是为了获取更大的利益。

Examples from the Corpus

the greater good• This, I learned, was standard practice when a customer was about to be sacrificed for the greater good of Salomon.• For the greater good of the parish or because he knew something?

→ the greater good at great1(7)

词汇	the greater good
释义	the greater good the greater good a general advantage that you can only gain by losing or harming something that is considered less important 〔需要牺牲较不重要的东西才能得到的〕更大的利益 Some wars are fought for the greater good. 有时候战争是为了获取更大的利益。 Examples from the Corpus the greater good• This, I learned, was standard practice when a customer was about to be sacrificed for the greater good of Salomon.• For the greater good of the parish or because he knew something? → the greater good at great1(7)
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