altruism

Word family nounaltruistaltruismadjectivealtruisticadverbaltruistically

al·tru·is·m /ˈæltru-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountableU]

SELFISHwhen you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself 利他主义，无私

Many choose to work in developing countries out of altruism.

许多人无私地选择在发展中国家工作。

—altruist noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

altruism• It requires an altruism not commonly associated with the nature of big time politics.• While charity and altruism are great, they do not show up often enough to sustain a society.• But pervasive as this behavior may be, we do have moments of generosity and altruism.• Love, altruism - just pretty words.• Some have therefore concluded that behaviour in this category can not be termed altruism at all.• But there is another way to ensure that altruism pays: reciprocity.

Origin altruism

(1800-1900) French altruisme, from autrui “other people”

词汇	altruism
释义	altruism Word family nounaltruistaltruismadjectivealtruisticadverbaltruistically al·tru·is·m /ˈæltru-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountableU] SELFISHwhen you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself 利他主义，无私 Many choose to work in developing countries out of altruism. 许多人无私地选择在发展中国家工作。 —altruist noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus altruism• It requires an altruism not commonly associated with the nature of big time politics.• While charity and altruism are great, they do not show up often enough to sustain a society.• But pervasive as this behavior may be, we do have moments of generosity and altruism.• Love, altruism - just pretty words.• Some have therefore concluded that behaviour in this category can not be termed altruism at all.• But there is another way to ensure that altruism pays: reciprocity. Origin altruism (1800-1900) French altruisme, from autrui “other people”
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