selfless

Word family

self·less /ˈselfləs/ adjectiveadj

SELFISH#caring about other people more than about yourself – used to show approval 忘我的，无私的〔含褒义〕

selfless devotion to their work

他们对工作的无私奉献

—selflessly adverbadv

—selflessness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

selfless• It was a genuinely selfless act, which I recount only because at the time it seemed so incredible.• The new clergy houses were of a quite different, selfless and holy Gothic architecture.• But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race.• King Vessantara, being selfless, gave the elephant away without a second thought.• She is selfless in religious commitment, yet delights in displaying herself in print as a spiritual heroine.• Her instants of selfless love, so focused upon me, are balm for my abraded ego.• They appealed to the selfless moral and ethical standards we like to believe we possess.• Are you selfless, or sensitive?• We must remember the selfless sacrifice of our soldiers.• The idea of the selfless, self-sacrificing mother is not one that appeals to most women these days.• He dedicated his entire life to selfless service to his country.

Chinese

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Corpus

BNC: 19774 COCA: 16709

selfless

Generous: generous, hospitable, kind-hearted...

Friendliness, generosity and kindness: kindness, generosity, hospitality...