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altruism n.利他主义；无私 altruism (n .) 1853, "unselfishness, opposite of egoism," from French altruisme, coined or popularized 1830 by French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857), from autrui, from Old French altrui, "of or to others," from Latin alteri, dative of alter "other" (see alter). Apparently suggested to Comte by French legal phrase l'autrui, or in full, le bien, le droit d'autrui. The -l- is perhaps a reinsertion from the Latin word.There is a fable that when the badger had been stung all over by bees, a bear consoled him by a rhapsodic account of how he himself had just breakfasted on their honey. The badger replied peevishly, "The stings are in my flesh, and the sweetness is on your muzzle." The bear, it is said, was surprised at the badger's want of altruism. ["George Eliot," "Theophrastus Such," 1879] 【记】源自alter other 其他，利他的，不自私，为他人的→利他主义；all true + ism，all truth is 全部真理在于不自私，利他

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['æltruizəm] 【英】 n. 利他主义；不自私(un selfish; selflessness )【考】 selflessness : altruist / expertise : connoisseur(利他主义者无私/行 家具备专业知识)反义词: egoism(自我主义); egocentric(利己主义 )【记】 altru(其他的)+ism( 主义) →利他主义【同】 派生词: altruist (n.无私的人); altruistic (adj.无私的)【例】 Altruism means doing good things simply because they are worth doing. n. 利他主义; 不自私 = unselfish = selflessness = benevolent = eleemosynary = philanthropic【根】altru其他的, ism主义－利他主义【参】altruist(n 无私的人); altruistic(adj 无私的)【类】selflessness: altruist = expertise: connoisseur无私是利他主义者的特征 = 具备专业知识是行家的特征【反】egoism(n 自我主义); egocentric(n 利己主义者)

单词	altruism
音标	['æltruizəm]
解释	n.利他主义；无私
红宝书	【英】 n. 利他主义；不自私(un selfish; selflessness ) 【考】 selflessness : altruist / expertise : connoisseur(利他主义者无私/行家具备专业知识)反义词: egoism(自我主义); egocentric(利己主义 ) 【记】 altru(其他的)+ism( 主义) →利他主义【同】派生词: altruist (n.无私的人); altruistic (adj.无私的) 【例】 Altruism means doing good things simply because they are worth doing.
字源	altruism (n .) 1853, "unselfishness, opposite of egoism," from French altruisme, coined or popularized 1830 by French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857), from autrui, from Old French altrui, "of or to others," from Latin alteri, dative of alter "other" (see alter). Apparently suggested to Comte by French legal phrase l'autrui, or in full, le bien, le droit d'autrui. The -l- is perhaps a reinsertion from the Latin word. There is a fable that when the badger had been stung all over by bees, a bear consoled him by a rhapsodic account of how he himself had just breakfasted on their honey. The badger replied peevishly, "The stings are in my flesh, and the sweetness is on your muzzle." The bear, it is said, was surprised at the badger's want of altruism. ["George Eliot," "Theophrastus Such," 1879]
不择手段背单词	n. 利他主义; 不自私 = unselfish = selflessness = benevolent = eleemosynary = philanthropic 【根】altru其他的, ism主义－利他主义【参】altruist(n 无私的人); altruistic(adj 无私的) 【类】selflessness: altruist = expertise: connoisseur无私是利他主义者的特征 = 具备专业知识是行家的特征【反】egoism(n 自我主义); egocentric(n 利己主义者)
趣味全助记	【记】源自alter other 其他，利他的，不自私，为他人的→利他主义；all true + ism，all truth is 全部真理在于不自私，利他

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