self-sacrifice(n.)
"为了责任或更高的动机而牺牲通常构成生活幸福的事物",1650年代; 见 self + sacrifice(n.)。形容词 self-sacrificed 可追溯至1711年。相关词汇: self-sacrificing。
Self-sacrifice goes beyond self-denial in necessarily including the idea of surrender, as of comfort, inclination, time, health, while being also presumably in the line of a real duty. [Century Dictionary]
Self-sacrifice 超越了 self-denial,必然包括放弃舒适、倾向、时间、健康等概念,同时也可能在真正的责任范围内。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间:1650年代