释义 |
self-ˈgiving, vbl. n. [self- 1 b.] The giving of oneself for others; self-devotion, self-sacrifice.
1850Robertson Serm. Ser. iii. vii. (1857) 114 To give rather than to receive—the blessedness of self-giving. 1888Pierson Evang. Wk. xviii. 183 His self-giving to the cause of the poor. So self-giving ppl. a., self-sacrificing.
1850Robertson Serm. Ser. iii. vii. (1857) 113 A flow of this divine self-giving charity. |