an sichadv.

Brit.

/an ˈzɪk/,

/an ˈzɪx/, U.S.

/ɑn ˈzɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German an sich.

Etymology: < German an sich (1716), probably short for an sich selbst by or in itself or themselves, per se (c1510) < an by (see on prep.) + sich , 3rd person reflexive pronoun (singular and plural) + selbst self pron., originally borrowed in uses relating to the philosophy of Hegel and Kant (compare Ding an sich n.). Compare earlier per se adv.

Originally Philosophy.

In itself or themselves; not in relation to anything else. Cf. Ding an sich n.Usually modifying a noun or noun phrase.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > without reference to anything else

nakedlya1425

absolutelyc1443

per se1574

lonely1664

an sich1846

1846 J. D. Morell Hist. & Crit. View Speculative Philos. II. v. 142 An existence may be viewed in relation to itself, or in relation to the things around it; it may be existence an sich or existence für andere.

1871 tr. G. W. F. Hegel in G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. (ed. 4) II. iii. x. 594 The Ego is, firstly, the Universal; it is Identity, it is Immediacy, it is An sich.

1874 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 8 308 What, now, are Space and Time? Do these predicates belong to the things an sich, or are they, as subjective Forms, applied to things in necessary obedience to the constitution of our mind?

1909 W. James Pluralistic Universe v. 215 Others, as Kant for example, have denied intellectualism's pretension to define reality an sich or in its absolute capacity.

1928 T. S. Eliot in E. Pound Sel. Poems p. xvii Not the matter an sich, which is unknowable, but the matter as we know it.

1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 197 Much more widespread than the love of truth is the appetite for marvels, the love of the Phony an sich, in itself and for its own sweet sake.

2008 Mosaic June 96 As if the Façade poems an sich do not yet sufficiently flaunt their musical grounding, Sitwell also explicitly links them to the work of renowned, innovative art music composers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	an sich
释义	an sichadv. Brit. /an ˈzɪk/, /an ˈzɪx/, U.S. /ɑn ˈzɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German an sich. Etymology: < German an sich (1716), probably short for an sich selbst by or in itself or themselves, per se (c1510) < an by (see on prep.) + sich , 3rd person reflexive pronoun (singular and plural) + selbst self pron., originally borrowed in uses relating to the philosophy of Hegel and Kant (compare Ding an sich n.). Compare earlier per se adv. Originally Philosophy. In itself or themselves; not in relation to anything else. Cf. Ding an sich n.Usually modifying a noun or noun phrase. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > without reference to anything else nakedlya1425 absolutelyc1443 per se1574 lonely1664 an sich1846 1846 J. D. Morell Hist. & Crit. View Speculative Philos. II. v. 142 An existence may be viewed in relation to itself, or in relation to the things around it; it may be existence an sich or existence für andere. 1871 tr. G. W. F. Hegel in G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. (ed. 4) II. iii. x. 594 The Ego is, firstly, the Universal; it is Identity, it is Immediacy, it is An sich. 1874 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 8 308 What, now, are Space and Time? Do these predicates belong to the things an sich, or are they, as subjective Forms, applied to things in necessary obedience to the constitution of our mind? 1909 W. James Pluralistic Universe v. 215 Others, as Kant for example, have denied intellectualism's pretension to define reality an sich or in its absolute capacity. 1928 T. S. Eliot in E. Pound Sel. Poems p. xvii Not the matter an sich, which is unknowable, but the matter as we know it. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 197 Much more widespread than the love of truth is the appetite for marvels, the love of the Phony an sich, in itself and for its own sweet sake. 2008 Mosaic June 96 As if the Façade poems an sich do not yet sufficiently flaunt their musical grounding, Sitwell also explicitly links them to the work of renowned, innovative art music composers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1846
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