self-interestn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrᵻst/,

/ˌsɛlfˈɪnt(ə)rɛst/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)ərəst/,

/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəst/

Forms: see self- prefix and interest n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, interest n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + interest n.

a. Personal benefit, advantage, or profit. Cf. interest n. 2b. Now somewhat rare.Sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > personal benefit or advantage

commodity1410

singularity1426

commodomec1547

particularityc1550

commodie1575

main chance1584

self-good1594

self-interest1595

job1680

1595 R. Southwell Triumphs ouer Death sig. B4^v Shee was a iewel that both God and you desired to enjoy, he to her assured benefit without selfe interest, you for allowable respectes.

1625 M. Percy & A. Hoskins tr. I. C. Bellinzaga & A. Gagliardi Abridgem. Christian Perfection (ed. 2) vii. 55 It is needfull heere that she [sc. the soule] consider, that there may be selfe-interest in this busines..which she ought to cast away wholy.

a1662 B. Duppa Holy Rules & Helps Devotion: Second Pt. (1673) 44 Hast thou set up nothing in competition with him [sc. God],..no Profit, no Self-love, no Self-Interest of thine own?

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. xi. 202 Greater Regards to Self-interest.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 332 An enlightened sense of self-interest.

1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. ii. 22 Like Lysander, he loved plotting, yet neglected self-interest.

1935 Mind 44 237 Virtue could not be justified if..it were contrary to self-interest.

1996 D. R. Kinder & L. M. Sanders Divided by Color iv. 51 Self-interest is at stake whenever politics threatens to redistribute wealth or power.

†b. As a count noun: a personal design or aim. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > a) personal aim or object(s)

self-end1543

self-respect1609

self-interest1612

self1640

egoisms1795

1612 M. Percy & A. Hoskins tr. I. C. Bellinzaga & A. Gagliardi Abridgem. Christian Perfection i. 11 Giuing himselfe to his proper commodities, & selfe interests.

1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 208 It admitted no alloy or mixture with By-respects or self-interests.

1701 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens 22 They have a by-end and self-Interest of their own.

1867 W. Bagehot Eng. Constit. viii. 277 The self-interests, the jobbing propensities of the assembly.

2. Preoccupation with, or pursuit of, one's own advantage or welfare, esp. to the exclusion of consideration for others; an instance or example of this. Cf. interest n. 5.Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun]

proper exquisitionc1430

privatenessa1586

interest1622

self-concernment1644

self-interest1649

self-bias1657

self-concern1670

interess1678

self-reference1802

1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. x. iv. 111 He must mortify the Antichrist in his soule..and become the poorest creature in the owne-hood [selfenesse or selfe interest] of his mind.

1693 J. Dryden Examen Poeticum Ded. sig. A3^v The same juglings in State, the same Hypocrisie in Religion, the same Self-Interest, and Mis-management.

1711 W. Benson Second Let. Sir J—— B—— 17 The Acquirements of Noise and Nonsense join'd to a sordid self Interest.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xviii. 152 No plea is too weak for folly and self-interest to insist upon.

1865 J. R. Lowell in N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 558 The..weak good nature inherent in popular government, but against which monarchies and aristocracies are insured by self-interest.

1878 R. W. Emerson Sov. Ethics in N. Amer. Rev. 126 407 In spite of malignity and blind self-interest..an eternal, beneficent necessity is always bringing things right.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage (1963) xxviii. 115 Philip had been given to understand that people adhered to other faiths only from obstinacy or self-interest.

1949 Philosophy 24 184 When there is power there is always at least the suspicion of a self-interest which undermines moral authority.

2002 N. Lebrecht Song of Names v. 113 He was single-minded in self-interest and callous about losers like Kevin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-interest
释义	self-interestn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈɪntrᵻst/, /ˌsɛlfˈɪnt(ə)rɛst/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɪn(t)ərəst/, /ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəst/ Forms: see self- prefix and interest n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, interest n. Etymology: < self- prefix + interest n. 1. a. Personal benefit, advantage, or profit. Cf. interest n. 2b. Now somewhat rare.Sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > personal benefit or advantage commodity1410 singularity1426 commodomec1547 particularityc1550 commodie1575 main chance1584 self-good1594 self-interest1595 job1680 1595 R. Southwell Triumphs ouer Death sig. B4^v Shee was a iewel that both God and you desired to enjoy, he to her assured benefit without selfe interest, you for allowable respectes. 1625 M. Percy & A. Hoskins tr. I. C. Bellinzaga & A. Gagliardi Abridgem. Christian Perfection (ed. 2) vii. 55 It is needfull heere that she [sc. the soule] consider, that there may be selfe-interest in this busines..which she ought to cast away wholy. a1662 B. Duppa Holy Rules & Helps Devotion: Second Pt. (1673) 44 Hast thou set up nothing in competition with him [sc. God],..no Profit, no Self-love, no Self-Interest of thine own? 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. xi. 202 Greater Regards to Self-interest. 1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 332 An enlightened sense of self-interest. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. ii. 22 Like Lysander, he loved plotting, yet neglected self-interest. 1935 Mind 44 237 Virtue could not be justified if..it were contrary to self-interest. 1996 D. R. Kinder & L. M. Sanders Divided by Color iv. 51 Self-interest is at stake whenever politics threatens to redistribute wealth or power. †b. As a count noun: a personal design or aim. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > a) personal aim or object(s) self-end1543 self-respect1609 self-interest1612 self1640 egoisms1795 1612 M. Percy & A. Hoskins tr. I. C. Bellinzaga & A. Gagliardi Abridgem. Christian Perfection i. 11 Giuing himselfe to his proper commodities, & selfe interests. 1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 208 It admitted no alloy or mixture with By-respects or self-interests. 1701 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens 22 They have a by-end and self-Interest of their own. 1867 W. Bagehot Eng. Constit. viii. 277 The self-interests, the jobbing propensities of the assembly. 2. Preoccupation with, or pursuit of, one's own advantage or welfare, esp. to the exclusion of consideration for others; an instance or example of this. Cf. interest n. 5.Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] proper exquisitionc1430 privatenessa1586 interest1622 self-concernment1644 self-interest1649 self-bias1657 self-concern1670 interess1678 self-reference1802 1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. x. iv. 111 He must mortify the Antichrist in his soule..and become the poorest creature in the owne-hood [selfenesse or selfe interest] of his mind. 1693 J. Dryden Examen Poeticum Ded. sig. A3^v The same juglings in State, the same Hypocrisie in Religion, the same Self-Interest, and Mis-management. 1711 W. Benson Second Let. Sir J—— B—— 17 The Acquirements of Noise and Nonsense join'd to a sordid self Interest. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xviii. 152 No plea is too weak for folly and self-interest to insist upon. 1865 J. R. Lowell in N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 558 The..weak good nature inherent in popular government, but against which monarchies and aristocracies are insured by self-interest. 1878 R. W. Emerson Sov. Ethics in N. Amer. Rev. 126 407 In spite of malignity and blind self-interest..an eternal, beneficent necessity is always bringing things right. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage (1963) xxviii. 115 Philip had been given to understand that people adhered to other faiths only from obstinacy or self-interest. 1949 Philosophy 24 184 When there is power there is always at least the suspicion of a self-interest which undermines moral authority. 2002 N. Lebrecht Song of Names v. 113 He was single-minded in self-interest and callous about losers like Kevin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1595
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