self-interest

常见例句

Japan has plenty of self-interest in the endeavour.
在这种尝试中附带了日本很大的私利。
If justice equals self-interest and self-interest requires knowledge, ? well what kind of knowledge is that?
如果正义等于私利,且私利需要知识，则那是一种什么样的知识？
We cannot accept any librarian’s claim of professionalism without objective evidence because there is an inherent self-interest laying in that claim.
没有客观证据可以让我们承认图书馆员的专业性，他们的主张中存在着一种固有的利己主义。

If not,the thinking goes, then self-interest will lead to overuse and destruction of shared resources.
Why do people become firemen, policemen, soldiers, freedom fighters, all activities that cannot be explained in terms of self-interest alone?
不可能只用拿工资的理由，就能完全解释为什么总有人愿意做,消防员，警察，军人和争取自由的斗士？
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So very often, our self-interest will just stop our desire to do what's right.
所以我们的自身利益,会阻止我们去做正确的事。
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