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unselfish

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'selfiʃ/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Caring more about others' needs than one's own; generous and not greedy

无私的;不自私的;慷慨的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
selfone's own person or thing
+
ishsomewhat, resembling
=unselfish

Common Collocations

  • 1.unselfish act无私的行为
  • 2.unselfish behaviour利他的举动
  • 3.unselfish love无私的爱

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her unselfish dedication to helping others inspired the entire community.

  • 2.

    He made an unselfish decision to give his promotion to a more talented colleague.

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