selfish

adj. 自私的；利己主义的

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 (adj.): 1630s, from self- + -ish. Said in Hacket's life of Archbishop Williams (1693) to have been coined by Presbyterians. In the 17c., synonyms included self-seeking (1620s), self-ended and self-ful.
Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs. [Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene," 1976]
Related: Selfishly; selfishness. Similar formations in German selbstisch, Swedish sjelfvisk, Danish selvisk.

1. I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.: 我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。

2. Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish, egotistic streak.: 苏珊和德博拉两个人都极端自私和自我。

5. They painted him to be indecisive, negative, and selfish.: 他被描绘成一个优柔寡断、消极又自私的人.