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altruistically

/al-troo-is-tik/US // ˌæl truˈɪs tɪk //

无私地,利他主义地,无私奉献,利他主义的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
    • : Animal Behavior. of or relating to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives.

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Examples

  • The state’s plan was both altruistic and practical, meant to enhance quality of life and save money.

  • The three women fell to wrangling, altruistically, of course, over the two front seats.

  • Selfishly, altruistically, the story was the thing for him to do.

  • But the girl he saw from the car window—did she also appeal to him altruistically?

  • The lieutenant, being young himself, was not so cautiously and altruistically apprehensive.

  • The fly would act altruistically, according to Spencer's definition, in being caught in the net of the spider.