| 单词 | public-spirited |
| 释义 | public-spirited adjective approvinguk/ˌpʌb.lɪkˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪd/us/ˌpʌb.lɪkˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪd/wantingtohelppeoplegenerally: 热心公益的；助人为乐的Youpicklitterup in thepark? That's very public-spirited of you!你在公园里拾垃圾？你真有公益精神！ Generous & charitable
Examplesofpublic-spiritedpublic-spirited This is not to deny that people may have duties to vote, and to vote forpublic-spirited, rather than selfish reasons. From theCambridge English Corpus A range of motives can be expected to operate within the system, ranging from self-preservation/security to more benign andpublic-spiritedones. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a situation can therefore occur even if everyone has altruistic orpublic-spiritedpreferences. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, supporters suppose that the election of their candidate would be better for society, not just for themselves, and may well prefer their candidate for thispublic-spiritedreason. From theCambridge English Corpus The conclusion follows not because each partisan is selfish, but because each partisan correctly reasons that her marginal impact on the outcome each prefers from apublic-spiritedstandpoint is negligible. From theCambridge English Corpus We could select, if not the ablest and the most conscientious andpublic-spirited, at least those who are more able and more conscientious and more public-spirited than average. From theCambridge English Corpus People are not attracted to making deals by receiving compensation for sacrifices: they like to feelpublic-spirited, and take that sentiment to be a large part of their reward. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, it also held out an alternative vision of an active, manly, andpublic-spiritedcitizenry, whose citizenship consisted both of political participation and civilian defence. From theCambridge English Corpus Many arepublic-spirited, intelligent and experienced people who volunteer for the task. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that this is apublic-spiritedduty, and will he do all he can to encourage people to join this excellent force? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So there are a little over 600 altogether and a great many splendidpublic-spiritedvoluntary helpers who go along and help at those centres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are still manypublic-spiritedpeople who do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In one case a distinguishedpublic-spiritedmember resigned from a management committee when he discovered the facts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The people we are aiming at are notpublic-spiritedpeople but people who get spirited in the public house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say those people are far less worthy to sit upon these advisory bodies than an honest,public-spiritedbrewer or publican. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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