public-spirited是什么意思

双语用例

• This is not to deny that people may have duties to vote, and to vote for public-spirited, rather than selfish reasons.

• A range of motives can be expected to operate within the system, ranging from self-preservation/security to more benign and public-spirited ones.

• Such a situation can therefore occur even if everyone has altruistic or public-spirited preferences.

• 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 this public-spirited reason.

• 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 a public-spirited standpoint is negligible.

• We could select, if not the ablest and the most conscientious and public-spirited, at least those who are more able and more conscientious and more public-spirited than average.

• People are not attracted to making deals by receiving compensation for sacrifices: they like to feel public-spirited, and take that sentiment to be a large part of their reward.

• On the other hand, it also held out an alternative vision of an active, manly, and public-spirited citizenry, whose citizenship consisted both of political participation and civilian defence.