单词	altruistic
释义	altruistical‧tru‧is‧tic /ˌæltruˈɪstɪk◂/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Companies that donate books or equipment to schools that collect their tokens are not being entirely altruistic - after all, you have to buy the products to get the tokens. You can't expect a large corporation to be altruistic. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But what constabulary safeguards do those altruistic groups maintain? Given that annuity markets are imperfect, people may leave substantial estates even though they have no altruistic feelings towards their heirs. He has to give up his egocentricity and develop the beginnings of a more altruistic point of view. Second, an animal might direct altruistic acts towards genetic relatives of those with which it was raised. Some, like dreams of providing a great service, are altruistic. The political concern is not altruistic. Their motives were partly altruistic and partly economic. These are not purely altruistic ventures. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot selfish► unselfish · She is an outgoing, unselfish, and loving person.· It's a good team - they listen to the coaching and they're unselfish with the ball.· Abernathy was a man of great courage and an unselfish dedication to a just cause. ► selfless caring only about other people's needs, not your own, and never behaving selfishly: · The idea of the selfless, self-sacrificing mother is not one that appeals to most women these days.selfless devotion/sacrifice/concern etc: · We must remember the selfless sacrifice of our soldiers. ► altruistic sincerely concerned about other people and willing to help them or give money to them if they need it, without trying to get any advantage for yourself: · You can't expect a large corporation to be altruistic.· Companies that donate books or equipment to schools that collect their tokens are not being entirely altruistic - after all, you have to buy the products to get the tokens. altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself OPP  selfish:  Were his motives entirely altruistic?—altruistically /-kli/ adverb
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