self-sacrifice

英 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

美 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

n.  自我牺牲

牛津词典

noun

• 自我牺牲
  the act of not allowing yourself to have or do sth in order to help other people
  1. the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought in the war
     投身战争的人的勇气和自我牺牲精神

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自我牺牲
  Self-sacrificeis the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want.
  1. I thanked my parents for all their self-sacrifice on my behalf.
     我感谢父母为我做出的所有自我牺牲。

英英释义

noun

• acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
  Synonym:selflessness

双语例句

• People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.
  人们说这是个自私的社会，但是坦白地说，我看到过太多的仁慈、自我牺牲和慷慨，因而不会轻信这一观点。
• In that sense, eery act is an act of self-sacrifice.
  在这种意义上，每个行动都是自我牺牲的表现。
• Perhaps the first thing any cynic will note about these pledges is that they are devoid of any self-sacrifice.
  对于这些捐赠，或许任何愤世嫉俗者首先注意到的是，它们没有包括任何自我牺牲。
• Through self-denial, prayer, and helping others, we re-learn Jesus'way of self-sacrifice for others.
  透过舍弃自我，祈祷，和帮助他人，我们重新学习耶稣为人舍己的精神。
• Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.& George Benard Shaw, Man and Superman.
  自我牺牲能让我们牺牲别人，并且毫不脸红。
• Believing that this purpose could be achieved only through an appeal to the emotions of love and self-sacrifice, Comte developed what he called the religion of Humanity.
  他相信这个目标可以只通过对爱和自我奉献的感情的呼吁来实现，所以就发展了他所谓的人性博爱的宗教。
• The greatest strength we have is the heroic kindness, courage, and self-sacrifice of the American people.
  我们美国人民最伟大的力量是英雄般的善良，勇气和自我牺牲。
• As governments in Greece and Italy have just discovered, voters who judge their politicians incapable of managing the country will never agree to self-sacrifice and austerity.
  正如希腊和意大利政府刚刚发现的那样，认为他们的从政者没有能力管理国家的选民，是永远不会同意自我牺牲和紧缩计划的。
• The tales and descriptions of that period without exception tell us of nothing but the self-sacrifice, the patriotism, the despair, the grief, and the heroism of the Russians.
  关于那一时代的故事和记载莫能例外地只讲讲牺牲精神，爱国热情，失望，痛苦，和英勇行为。
• Despite its presence within all religious traditions, extreme self-sacrifice is by no means easy to explain.
  虽然在所有的宗教传统中都存在着极端的自我牺牲现象，但要对它加以解释却并非易事。