英 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst; ˌself ˈɪntrest] 美 [ˌself ˈɪntrəst; ˌself ˈɪntrest]
n. 私利；利己主义
self-interest // TEM4
不可数名词 If you accuse someone of self-interest, you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best for themselves rather than for anyone else. 自私自利
Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
他们目前的抗议纯粹是受私利驱使的。
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
同义词： opportunism / self-seeking / expedience
concern for your own interests and welfare
同义词： egoism / egocentrism / self-concern / self-centeredness
自身利益-引用次数：32
With the development and the social legal system of market economy , more and more taxpayers look for the legal way to pursue the maximizing of self-interest from tax Planning ,it has obvious theories and actual meaning.
随着我国市场经济的发展以及社会法制化程度的提高,越来越多的纳税人寻求合法渠道节税以追求自身利益的最大化,税收筹划具有明显的现实意义和学术价值。
参考来源企业税收筹划研究
利己-引用次数：6
Everyone is rationalized and self-interested, and he considers risk from the angle of self -interest. The auditor's acceptance of risk should be the possibility of loss, that is, the possibility of not self -interest.
人皆是理性自利的，从“自利”的角度来考虑风险，审计主体的风险认同应该是“损失”的可能性，即“不利己”的可能性。
参考来源供给导向的风险基础审计
自利性-引用次数：22
To control the self-interest of local governments through legal ways is the basic spirit and value of the modern governments system.
通过法律途径调控和制约政府自利性成为现代政府体制的基本精神和价值目标。
从某种意思上来说，管理者更加倾向于相信人都是自私的，如果自利(Self-interest)是每个人做出做法选择的惟一准则，那就好办得多了，给拉磨的驴子前面挂根胡萝卜谁不会？
自我利益(self-interest)是与变革相关的障碍。战略和结构的转变通常会改变角色和关系，反过来，有人成为胜利者，也有人成为失败者。
在经济系统内，市场主体以自身利益（self-interest）为依归，它培养不平等，权力易走向集中（即通常所说的垄断），各种利益主体具有强烈的排他性，而且这一系统的整体目标是效率；而...
私利；利己主义
He is motivated entirely by self-interest.
他做事完全出于私利。
She was motivated solely by self-interest.
她完全是出于私利。
Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
他们目前的抗议纯粹是受私利驱使的。
If not,the thinking goes, then self-interest will lead to overuse and destruction of shared resources.
VOA : special.2009.10.16
Why do people become firemen, policemen, soldiers, freedom fighters, all activities that cannot be explained in terms of self-interest alone?
不可能只用拿工资的理由，就能完全解释为什么总有人愿意做,消防员，警察，军人和争取自由的斗士？
政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So very often, our self-interest will just stop our desire to do what's right.
所以我们的自身利益,会阻止我们去做正确的事。
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We believe in the liberty of enlightened self-interest where individuals, not governments, pick winners and losers.
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For example, President George W. Bush, arguably out of self-interest, was heavily invested in invading Iraq.
Economists, typically baffled by selflessness, have tended to hunt for hidden self-interest in apparent altruism.
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