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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary al·tru·ism \\ˈal-trü-ˌi-zəm\\ ETYMOLOGY French altruisme, from autrui other people, from Old French, oblique case form of autre other, from Latin alter
DATE 1853
1. unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others2. behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits others of its species• al·tru·ist \\-trü-ist\\ noun• al·tru·is·tic \\ˌal-trü-ˈis-tik\\ adjective• al·tru·is·ti·cal·ly \\-ti-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
altruism 1853, "unselfishness, opposite of egoism," from Fr. altruisme, coined or popularized 1830 by Fr. philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857), from autrui, from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . altrui "of or to others," from L. alteri, dat. of alter "other" (see alter). Apparently suggested to Comte by Fr. legal phrase l'autrui, or in full, le bien, le droit d'autrui. The -l- is perhaps from the L. word.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 altruism
al·tru·ism / 5AltruizEm / noun[U]
(formal) the fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own
利他主义；利他；无私
• al·tru·is·tic / 7Altru5istik / adj.:
altruistic behaviour
利他行为
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged al·tru·ismI. \ˈal.trəˌwizəm, -.ˌtrüˌiz-\ noun( -s) Etymology: French altruisme, from altrui- (alteration — influenced by Latin alter — of French autrui someone else, from Old French, oblique case form of autre other, another, from Latin alter other) + -isme -ism : uncalculated consideration of, regard for, or devotion to others' interests sometimes in accordance with an ethical principle < Christianity, which is a religion of extreme altruism — R.M.Weaver > < the conflict is between selfishness and altruism — Estes Kefauver >— compare egoism , egotism II. noun: behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits the survival of its species • altruist noun• altruistic adjective• altruistically adverb
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