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selfless (adj.)
[selfless 词源字典]
"devoted to others' welfare or interest and not one's own," 1825, from
self
+
-less
. First attested in Coleridge. Related:
Selflessly
;
selflessness
.
[selfless etymology, selfless origin, 英语词源]