autodidactn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːtəʊˈdʌɪdakt/, U.S.

/ˌɔdəˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/,

/ˌɔdoʊˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/,

/ˌɑdəˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/,

/ˌɑdoʊˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/

Forms:

α. 1500s autodidacton.

β. 1700s– autodidact.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin autodidactus; Greek αὐτοδίδακτος.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin autodidactus self-taught (1526) or its etymon ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος self-taught < αὐτο- auto- comb. form¹ + διδακτός taught (see didactive adj.). Compare Middle French, French autodidacte (1557 as adjective, 1826 as noun), German Autodidakt (first half of the 19th cent.; late 17th cent. in Latinate form autodidactus).The use by St Jerome referred to by More (see quot. 1534) has not been traced. In α. forms perhaps after Greek neuter nouns ending in -ον. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·todidæ:kt) /ˈɔːtəʊdɪˌdækt/.

A. n.

A self-taught person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > self-taught person

autodidact1534

self-instructer1679

automath1759

self-instructor1812

α.

1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1388/1 Saynte Hierome tearmeth theym Autodidactons..of themselues learned.

β. 1784 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 270/2 Charles Hutton..is supposed to be an autodidact.1845 J. Hunter New Illustr. Life, Stud., & Writings of Shakespeare II. v. 330 The opinion that Shakespeare was a person devoid of even moderate literature, one of the autodidacts, a man who owed little or nothing to study and culture.1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 393 As a painter, Rossetti was essentially an autodidact.1928 Jewish Q. Rev. 18 453 They are a real aid to the autodidact.1957 E. Kahler Tower & Abyss v. 178 This belief is confirmed when he watches the activities of a little employee, whom he regularly meets in the library, a man whom he calls the ‘autodidact’, and who is the caricature of a scholar.1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry ii. 79 So we have the long list of autodidacts, including Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Dreiser.2007 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. 31/1 Unlike so many autodidacts, Massingberd never paraded his encyclopaedic mind.

B. adj.

Of or relating to autodidacts; self-taught.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > self

self-taught1587

self-instructed1695

autodidactic1828

autodidact1834

home-schooled1857

1834 Q. Jrnl. Educ. 8 324 The autodidact school of astronomers will be driven back upon the old problem of squaring the circle.

1835 Archit. Mag. May 199 In none of the other liberal arts is it considered a stigma that a man should be autodidact.

1904 P. Stoevig Story of Violin i. xvi. 87 More likely is that—unless we assume that Andrew was entirely autodidact and discovered the violin form simultaneously with Gasparo—he learned by observation.

1966 B. Brophy Don't never Forget 309 An infatuated and autodidact Greek scholar.

2011 J. Lawrence in D. Feldman & J. Lawrence Struct. & Transformation in Mod. Brit. Hist. x. 244 Most were autodidact working men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autodidact
释义	autodidactn.adj. Brit. /ˌɔːtəʊˈdʌɪdakt/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/, /ˌɔdoʊˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/, /ˌɑdəˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/, /ˌɑdoʊˈdaɪˌdæk(t)/ Forms: α. 1500s autodidacton. β. 1700s– autodidact. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin autodidactus; Greek αὐτοδίδακτος. Etymology: < post-classical Latin autodidactus self-taught (1526) or its etymon ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος self-taught < αὐτο- auto- comb. form¹ + διδακτός taught (see didactive adj.). Compare Middle French, French autodidacte (1557 as adjective, 1826 as noun), German Autodidakt (first half of the 19th cent.; late 17th cent. in Latinate form autodidactus).The use by St Jerome referred to by More (see quot. 1534) has not been traced. In α. forms perhaps after Greek neuter nouns ending in -ον. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·todidæ:kt) /ˈɔːtəʊdɪˌdækt/. A. n. A self-taught person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > self-taught person autodidact1534 self-instructer1679 automath1759 self-instructor1812 α. 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1388/1 Saynte Hierome tearmeth theym Autodidactons..of themselues learned. β. 1784 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 270/2 Charles Hutton..is supposed to be an autodidact.1845 J. Hunter New Illustr. Life, Stud., & Writings of Shakespeare II. v. 330 The opinion that Shakespeare was a person devoid of even moderate literature, one of the autodidacts, a man who owed little or nothing to study and culture.1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 393 As a painter, Rossetti was essentially an autodidact.1928 Jewish Q. Rev. 18 453 They are a real aid to the autodidact.1957 E. Kahler Tower & Abyss v. 178 This belief is confirmed when he watches the activities of a little employee, whom he regularly meets in the library, a man whom he calls the ‘autodidact’, and who is the caricature of a scholar.1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry ii. 79 So we have the long list of autodidacts, including Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Dreiser.2007 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. 31/1 Unlike so many autodidacts, Massingberd never paraded his encyclopaedic mind. B. adj. Of or relating to autodidacts; self-taught. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > self self-taught1587 self-instructed1695 autodidactic1828 autodidact1834 home-schooled1857 1834 Q. Jrnl. Educ. 8 324 The autodidact school of astronomers will be driven back upon the old problem of squaring the circle. 1835 Archit. Mag. May 199 In none of the other liberal arts is it considered a stigma that a man should be autodidact. 1904 P. Stoevig Story of Violin i. xvi. 87 More likely is that—unless we assume that Andrew was entirely autodidact and discovered the violin form simultaneously with Gasparo—he learned by observation. 1966 B. Brophy Don't never Forget 309 An infatuated and autodidact Greek scholar. 2011 J. Lawrence in D. Feldman & J. Lawrence Struct. & Transformation in Mod. Brit. Hist. x. 244 Most were autodidact working men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1534
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