核心词议：
adj. 自私的
selfish 基本解释
adj. 自私的，利己的
速记方法
速记技巧 联想记忆法 self自己+ish有…性质的=selfish自私的词根联想：天生性格是只想到自己的利益，即指自私的。
知识扩展
反义单词 generous adj.慷慨的
中文词源
selfish 自私的
self,自己的，自身的，-ish,形容词后缀。引申词义自私的。
中文词源： selfish 自私的 self,自己的，自身的，-ish,形容词后缀。引申词义自私的。 selfish
精选例句
1、 Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
布鲁斯·彼得森说，这个想法是为了让人们不要自私，把一本书放在家里的书架上积灰尘。[机器翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
2、 In that sense, I'm pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I'd freely like to admit.
从这个意义上说，我很确定志愿服务是一种比我愿意承认的更自私的行为。[机器翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
1、 But the researchers, who looked at a large sample of people over a month-long period, found that happiness is associated with selfish “taking” behavior and that having a sense of meaning in life is associated with selfless “giving” behavior.
但研究人员在长达一个月的时间里对大量人群进行了调查，发现幸福与自私的“索取”行为有关，而生活的意义感与无私的“给予”行为有关。
1、 Arnold’s own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies, though he admits to mixed feelings about the result: “I think these things are good for me, if I put my selfish hat on.
阿诺德自己的生意往往依赖于将初创企业出售给更大的科技公司，尽管他承认对这个结果心情复杂:“我认为，如果我以自私的心态来看，这些东西对我是有好处的。
常见考点例句：
- Possibly in previous eras , bosses were less selfish .
- 可能在以前，老板们没这么自私。
- So , rather than being selfish , such activity is actually the least selfish thing you could do !
- 所以，这种行为不是自私，而实际上是你可以去做的最不自私的事！
- Only recently the japanese people and the government were seen as indecisive and selfish , muddled with complaints and bickering .
- 直到最近日本人民和政府还依然被视为优柔寡断，自私自利，总是相互抱怨和争吵。
- It 's selfish of you to even try .
- 即便试一试也显示你是自私的。
- Each has described the other as selfish .
- 每一方都责怪对方是自私的。
