do-it-yourselfadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌduːᵻtjəˈsɛlf/,

/ˌduːᵻtʃəˈsɛlf/, U.S.

/ˌduətʃərˈsɛlf/,

/ˌduətjərˈsɛlf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., it pron., yourself pron.

Etymology: < do v. + it pron. + yourself pron., after the exhortatory phrase do it yourself (see do v. Phrases 8d). Compare later DIY adj., DIY n.

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

1. Characterized by the carrying out of a task oneself as opposed to relying on or employing other people or resources; (now) esp. of, relating to, or serving the activity of decorating, building, and making fixtures and repairs at home by oneself rather than employing a person with professional qualifications. Cf. DIY adj. 1.A popular ‘Do It Yourself’ series of books, dealing with home decorating, carpentry, etc., was launched by the British publisher W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd. in 1928.

ΚΠ

1910 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 493 At the Boston Tech a method has been in vogue for long that is there deemed highly satisfactory—it is known as the ‘do-it-yourself method’.

1920 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 12 Feb. 8/7 (headline) Do-it-yourself club members removed snow from street.

1921 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Oct. 42/5 (advt.) Preference given to a man who has owned, operated and is accustomed to a one-horse, do-it-yourself farm.

1941 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 190/1 Five easy do-it-yourself experiments..should tell you more than hours of reading about how airplanes and their instruments work.

1948 Life 5 July 55/3 (advt.) It's [sc. linoleum is] packed in rolls—just made for do-it-yourself people.

1959 Time (Atlantic ed.) 3 Aug. 14 U.S. planning, talent and do-it-yourself ingenuity.

1959 Manch. Guardian 13 Aug. 5/4 The..do-it-yourself kit, complete with all necessary screws, bolts, nuts and instruction chart.

1965 Spectator 5 Mar. 293/1 The whole of the artistic world has been debauched by the hogwash of the do-it-yourself vogue.

1982 B. Beaumont Thanks to Rugby iv. 50 I am not what is regarded as the natural embodiment of a Do-It-Yourself handyman.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Mar. 22/1 Buying from do-it-yourself stores such as Ikea.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 July d4/5 Potato guns..are a favorite do-it-yourself project for the explosively inclined.

2. In extended use: produced or performed by a non-specialist or an unqualified person; amateur; impromptu. Cf. DIY adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional

unprofessional1770

amateur1814

unbusiness-like1824

amateurish1847

hackish1868

unbusiness1901

amateur night1910

amateur hour1925

do-it-yourself1959

DIY1991

1959 F. O'Connor Let. 13 Sept. (1979) 350 The religion of the South is a do-it-yourself religion, something which I as a Catholic find painful and touching and grimly comic.

1964 M. A. K. Halliday et al. Ling. Sci. i. 6 Workers in other fields have gone on working with their own do-it-yourself pseudo-linguistics, being content..with inexact observations and ad hoc categories.

1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 90/2 There's also do-it-yourself abortion, which may not be as flaky as it sounds.

1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 119 His hands and fingers were covered with the do-it-yourself tattoos Andy recognised from jail.

2011 Cathedral Music Nov. 59/2 ‘Men only’ verses..including a couple of extraordinary episodes when the first basses are given the tune with the effect of do-it-yourself barber's shop singing.

B. n.

The carrying out of a task oneself as opposed to relying on or employing other people or resources, esp. the action or practice of decorating, building, and making fixtures and repairs at home by oneself rather than employing a person with professional qualifications to do it. Also in extended use. Cf. DIY n.

ΚΠ

1920 Boston Globe 27 Sept. 11/6 Pets and Pests (Requested by Do-It-Yourself and Jean.) For fleas, make bag of old cotton..put in dalmation powder, [etc.].]

1952 Time 30 June 45/3 Do-it-yourself has brought similar gains, and market shifts, to other industries.

1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/4 Canadian males are great devotees of do-it-yourself.

1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 51/1 A country planning a nuclear power programme has a choice of two routes: do-it-yourself and the ready-made.

1959 V. Packard Status Seekers (1960) 76 Trimming hedges or repairing screen doors or other delights of the do-it-yourself.

1963 B. Friedan Feminine Mystique viii. 188 The five babies, the movement to suburbia, do-it-yourself and even beatnikery filled homely needs.

1986 A. Ravetz Govt. of Space iv. 78 ‘Do-it-yourself’ and gardening, vast new growth industries of the sixties.

1995 M. Lawrence et al. Which? Guide Home Safety & Security i. 44 Do-it-yourself is not an inherently dangerous activity.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. ix. 3/4 Do-it-yourself is finding converts in very personal territory, as more and more women choose to administer their own bikini waxes.

Derivatives

ˌdo-it-yourˈselfing n.

ΚΠ

1954 World Herald (Omaha) 2 Nov. 1 Do-it-yourselfing interests Mom.

1969 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 11/1 For families or parties of young people especially, who don't mind a little do-it-yourselfing, this sort of holiday is usually memorable.

2005 M. A. Collins Road to Paradise 5 Sam had no particular interest in do-it-yourselfing, and this workbench was seldom used.

ˌdo-it-yourˈselfism n.

ΚΠ

1953 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 10 July i. 6/2 The people selling them paint, paper, lumber, and plumbing and electrical supplies one day made a survey and do-it-yourselfism suddenly got to be respectable.

1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet i. 39 Pride against the gods; do-it-yourself-ism, which the Greeks understood to mean ‘I can do it myself just as well as, if not better than, the gods’.

1998 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 31 May 50/2 Personal and practical meditations on do-it-yourselfism.

ˌdo-it-yourˈself-manship n.

ΚΠ

1959 Evening Standard 13 June 4/3 His hobbies..include farming, motoring..and general do-it-yourself-manship.

1967 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 13 June 27/5 Everyone should have a proper will. Estate planning is no place for do-it-yourselfmanship.

2004 Glebe (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Apr. Away I went, tingling with the knowledge that I would..save at least $800 with my exquisite do-it-yourselfmanship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	do-it-yourself
释义	do-it-yourselfadj.n. Brit. /ˌduːᵻtjəˈsɛlf/, /ˌduːᵻtʃəˈsɛlf/, U.S. /ˌduətʃərˈsɛlf/, /ˌduətjərˈsɛlf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., it pron., yourself pron. Etymology: < do v. + it pron. + yourself pron., after the exhortatory phrase do it yourself (see do v. Phrases 8d). Compare later DIY adj., DIY n. Originally U.S. A. adj. 1. Characterized by the carrying out of a task oneself as opposed to relying on or employing other people or resources; (now) esp. of, relating to, or serving the activity of decorating, building, and making fixtures and repairs at home by oneself rather than employing a person with professional qualifications. Cf. DIY adj. 1.A popular ‘Do It Yourself’ series of books, dealing with home decorating, carpentry, etc., was launched by the British publisher W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd. in 1928. ΚΠ 1910 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 493 At the Boston Tech a method has been in vogue for long that is there deemed highly satisfactory—it is known as the ‘do-it-yourself method’. 1920 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 12 Feb. 8/7 (headline) Do-it-yourself club members removed snow from street. 1921 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Oct. 42/5 (advt.) Preference given to a man who has owned, operated and is accustomed to a one-horse, do-it-yourself farm. 1941 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 190/1 Five easy do-it-yourself experiments..should tell you more than hours of reading about how airplanes and their instruments work. 1948 Life 5 July 55/3 (advt.) It's [sc. linoleum is] packed in rolls—just made for do-it-yourself people. 1959 Time (Atlantic ed.) 3 Aug. 14 U.S. planning, talent and do-it-yourself ingenuity. 1959 Manch. Guardian 13 Aug. 5/4 The..do-it-yourself kit, complete with all necessary screws, bolts, nuts and instruction chart. 1965 Spectator 5 Mar. 293/1 The whole of the artistic world has been debauched by the hogwash of the do-it-yourself vogue. 1982 B. Beaumont Thanks to Rugby iv. 50 I am not what is regarded as the natural embodiment of a Do-It-Yourself handyman. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Mar. 22/1 Buying from do-it-yourself stores such as Ikea. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 July d4/5 Potato guns..are a favorite do-it-yourself project for the explosively inclined. 2. In extended use: produced or performed by a non-specialist or an unqualified person; amateur; impromptu. Cf. DIY adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional unprofessional1770 amateur1814 unbusiness-like1824 amateurish1847 hackish1868 unbusiness1901 amateur night1910 amateur hour1925 do-it-yourself1959 DIY1991 1959 F. O'Connor Let. 13 Sept. (1979) 350 The religion of the South is a do-it-yourself religion, something which I as a Catholic find painful and touching and grimly comic. 1964 M. A. K. Halliday et al. Ling. Sci. i. 6 Workers in other fields have gone on working with their own do-it-yourself pseudo-linguistics, being content..with inexact observations and ad hoc categories. 1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 90/2 There's also do-it-yourself abortion, which may not be as flaky as it sounds. 1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 119 His hands and fingers were covered with the do-it-yourself tattoos Andy recognised from jail. 2011 Cathedral Music Nov. 59/2 ‘Men only’ verses..including a couple of extraordinary episodes when the first basses are given the tune with the effect of do-it-yourself barber's shop singing. B. n. The carrying out of a task oneself as opposed to relying on or employing other people or resources, esp. the action or practice of decorating, building, and making fixtures and repairs at home by oneself rather than employing a person with professional qualifications to do it. Also in extended use. Cf. DIY n. ΚΠ 1920 Boston Globe 27 Sept. 11/6 Pets and Pests (Requested by Do-It-Yourself and Jean.) For fleas, make bag of old cotton..put in dalmation powder, [etc.].] 1952 Time 30 June 45/3 Do-it-yourself has brought similar gains, and market shifts, to other industries. 1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/4 Canadian males are great devotees of do-it-yourself. 1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 51/1 A country planning a nuclear power programme has a choice of two routes: do-it-yourself and the ready-made. 1959 V. Packard Status Seekers (1960) 76 Trimming hedges or repairing screen doors or other delights of the do-it-yourself. 1963 B. Friedan Feminine Mystique viii. 188 The five babies, the movement to suburbia, do-it-yourself and even beatnikery filled homely needs. 1986 A. Ravetz Govt. of Space iv. 78 ‘Do-it-yourself’ and gardening, vast new growth industries of the sixties. 1995 M. Lawrence et al. Which? Guide Home Safety & Security i. 44 Do-it-yourself is not an inherently dangerous activity. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. ix. 3/4 Do-it-yourself is finding converts in very personal territory, as more and more women choose to administer their own bikini waxes. Derivatives ˌdo-it-yourˈselfing n. ΚΠ 1954 World Herald (Omaha) 2 Nov. 1 Do-it-yourselfing interests Mom. 1969 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 11/1 For families or parties of young people especially, who don't mind a little do-it-yourselfing, this sort of holiday is usually memorable. 2005 M. A. Collins Road to Paradise 5 Sam had no particular interest in do-it-yourselfing, and this workbench was seldom used. ˌdo-it-yourˈselfism n. ΚΠ 1953 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 10 July i. 6/2 The people selling them paint, paper, lumber, and plumbing and electrical supplies one day made a survey and do-it-yourselfism suddenly got to be respectable. 1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet i. 39 Pride against the gods; do-it-yourself-ism, which the Greeks understood to mean ‘I can do it myself just as well as, if not better than, the gods’. 1998 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 31 May 50/2 Personal and practical meditations on do-it-yourselfism. ˌdo-it-yourˈself-manship n. ΚΠ 1959 Evening Standard 13 June 4/3 His hobbies..include farming, motoring..and general do-it-yourself-manship. 1967 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 13 June 27/5 Everyone should have a proper will. Estate planning is no place for do-it-yourselfmanship. 2004 Glebe (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Apr. Away I went, tingling with the knowledge that I would..save at least $800 with my exquisite do-it-yourselfmanship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1910
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