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unselfishly

/ʌnsˈɛlfɪʃli/ adv

In an unselfish manner.

Word Origin Self comes from Proto-Germanic selbaz 'self, same' — selfish originally meant 'concerned with oneself.' Unselfishly means 'in a manner not focused on self.' The -ish suffix often means 'having the quality of,' so selfish is 'having self-quality.' The same root gives us selfless, selfhood, and selfsame. The breakdown un+self+ish+ly shows 'not' + 'self' + 'having quality' + 'in a manner.'

adv In an unselfish manner.

He unselfishly donated his entire bonus to charity.

(副词) 无私地；大公无私地

他无私地将全部奖金捐给了慈善机构。

(adverbio) desinteresadamente; altruistamente; con generosidad; sin egoísmo [De manera desinteresada; sin egoísmo.]

Donó desinteresadamente todo su bono a la caridad.

(adverbe) altruistement; désintéressément; généreusement; de manière altruiste [D'une manière désintéressée, en privilégiant les autres à soi-même.]

Il a unselfishly fait don de la totalité de sa prime à une œuvre caritative.

(Adverb) selbstlos; uneigennützig [Auf eine selbstlose Weise; ohne eigenen Vorteil zu suchen.]

Er spendete **unselfishly** seinen gesamten Bonus für wohltätige Zwecke.

(副詞) 自分本位でなく、利他的に。

彼は自分を顧みず、ボーナス全額を進んで慈善団体に寄付した。

(advérbio) altruistamente; abnegadamente; desinteressadamente [Altruistamente; de forma abnegada.]

Ele doou altruistamente todo o seu bônus para a caridade.

Synonyms: selflessly altruistically generously magnanimously benevolently charitably freely openhandedly Antonyms: selfishly greedily egoistically self-centeredly
Word parts: un + self + ish + ly

Related words

selfish selfless selfishness unselfishness

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