merely self-preservation

language: zh

definitions

  1. The concept that an action or motivation is driven exclusively by the instinct to survive or avoid harm, lacking any higher moral, ethical, or altruistic purpose.
    zh: 仅为自我保护

examples

  1. His decision to flee the country was driven by merely self-preservation, not by political conviction.

    他逃离国家的决定仅仅是为了自我保护，而非出于政治信念。