| 单词 | selflessness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈselflessness ˈselflessness n. (a) the quality or condition of not having or expressing a sense of self; (b) lack of consideration for oneself, unselfishness. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] unselfishnessa1834 selflessness1835 self-regardlessness1838 1835 Dublin Univ. Mag. Sept. 264/2 Through Coleridge's works, while they exhibit rare selflessness, it is strange that you never forget the man. 1853 C. J. Vaughan in Guardian 3 Jan. 18/2 That selflessness which God requires in His servant. 1984 R. A. F. Thurman Central Philos. Tibet 146 This understanding of personal selflessness, in terms of lack of individual, self-sufficient self, is still coarse in some respects. 2008 L. A. Pérez Cuba in Amer. Imagination iv. 197 One did indeed owe some measure of gratitude to parents for the selflessness of their dedication to child-rearing. < as lemmas |
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