1630s, from self- + -ish. Said in Hacket's life of Archbishop Williams (1693) to have been coined by Presbyterians. In the 17c., synonyms included self-seeking (1620s), self-ended and self-ful.
Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs. [Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene," 1976]
Related: Selfishly; selfishness.
Similar formations in German selbstisch, Swedish sjelfvisk, Danish selvisk.
实用例句
1. I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish, egotistic streak.
苏珊和德博拉两个人都极端自私和自我。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She calls me lazy and selfish.
她说我又懒又自私。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
你觉得我不让她走是自私吗？
来自《权威词典》
5. They painted him to be indecisive, negative, and selfish.
