self-interestself-in•terest /ˌself'ɪntrɪst/

n U

1. 私利

• the self-interest of both parties 双方的自身利益

2. 利己之心；利己主义

• What he did was out of his self-interest. 他的所作所为完全出自他的私心。

–self-interested adj