Thinking of what other people need before what you want, and acting on it. An unselfish person shares the last of something, gives up their seat, takes the worse shift so a colleague can go home.

Thinking of what other people need先想到別人需要什麼, before what you want而不是先想到自己想要什麼, and acting on it並且真的去做。An unselfish person一個 unselfish 的人 shares the last of something會把最後一份東西分出去, gives up their seat讓出自己的座位, takes the worse shift接下比較差的班 so a colleague can go home好讓同事可以回家。

It is warm praise, but it is quieter praise than 'generous' or 'selfless': unselfish suggests a decent everyday habit of not putting yourself first, while selfless suggests forgetting yourself almost completely.

It is warm praise是一種溫暖的稱讚, but it is quieter praise than 'generous' or 'selfless'不過語氣比 'generous' 或 'selfless' 輕一點: unselfish suggests unselfish 說的是 a decent everyday habit of not putting yourself first一種日常裡不把自己擺第一的良好習慣, while selfless suggests而 selfless 說的是 forgetting yourself almost completely幾乎完全忘掉自己。

Note the shape of the word — English built it by taking 'selfish' and cancelling it, so unselfish carries a faint sense of 'not doing the bad thing' rather than 'doing a shining thing'.

Note the shape of the word留意一下這個字的構造 — English built it英文是這樣造出來的 by taking 'selfish' and cancelling it把 'selfish' 加上否定, so unselfish carries所以 unselfish 帶有 a faint sense of 'not doing the bad thing'一種「沒做壞事」而非 rather than 'doing a shining thing'「做了了不起的事」的隱約語感。

Sport uses it constantly and with real force: an unselfish player passes to the teammate in the better position instead of shooting for personal glory, and coaches call that unselfish play. It is an ordinary, comfortable word — you can use it in speech and in writing without sounding stiff.

Sport運動場上 uses it constantly and with real force常常用到而且很有分量: an unselfish player一個 unselfish 的球員 passes to the teammate in the better position會傳給位置更好的隊友, instead of shooting for personal glory而不是自己搶著射門出風頭, and coaches call that unselfish play教練會稱那是 unselfish play（無私的打法）。It is an ordinary, comfortable word是個平常、順口的字 — you can use it in speech and in writing你在口說和寫作裡都可以用 without sounding stiff不會顯得生硬。