Vocabulary

self-interest

自己(じこ)利益(りえき)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Common

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
A concern for one's own advantage and well-being, one's own interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others. Selfish tendency.
特(とく)に他人(たにん)を気(き)にせずに追求(ついきゅう)する場合(ばあい)、自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)の利益(りえき)と幸福(こうふく)、自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)の権益(けんえき)または利点(りてん)に対(たい)する関心(かんしん)。わがままな傾向(けいこう)。

Examples

  1. He is very selfish, with his own self-interest in mind.