Self-serving describes an action, reason, or story that you offer only because it will gain you an advantage. The word shows disapproval. People often put it in front of argument, excuse, claim, or politician: a self-serving explanation is one that just happens to make you look right or keep you safe.

Self-serving describes形容 an action, reason, or story一個行動、理由或說法，you你 offer提出它 only because只因為 it它 will會 gain you an advantage讓你占到好處。The word這個詞 shows disapproval帶著不以為然。People人們 often常 put it把它 in front of argument, excuse, claim, or politician放在 argument、excuse、claim 或 politician 前面：a self-serving explanation一個 self-serving 的解釋 is one就是那種 just happens to剛好會 make you look right讓你顯得有理 or keep you safe或保住你自己的解釋

It is close to self-seeking. Though actually, self-seeking more often paints the whole person (“that is what they are like”), while self-serving more often points at this one move — this sentence, this rule, this “sorry.” Almost anything a person says for themselves can be called self-serving by an angry listener, so the word is sharp, and sometimes unfair.

It它 to self-seeking和 self-seeking is close很接近。Though actually不過其實，self-seeking more often較常 paints the whole person描繪整個人（“that is what they are like”「他就是那種人」），while self-serving而 self-serving more often較常 points at指著 this one move這一個舉動——this sentence這句話、this rule這條規則、this “sorry.”這一聲「對不起」。a person一個人 for themselves為自己 says說的 Almost anything幾乎任何話 by an angry listener都可能被生氣的聽者 can be called self-serving說成 self-serving，so所以 the word這個詞 is sharp很尖銳，and sometimes unfair有時並不公平