单词 | self-begot |
释义 | self-begotadj. Of a person: begotten of himself or herself; self-generated. Of an attribute, quality, etc.: produced by the person who or thing which possesses it. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > begotten > self self-begotten1635 self-begot1667 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 858 Self-begot, self-rais'd By our own quick'ning power. View more context for this quotation 1790 Public Advertiser 27 Jan. Art thou a nature quite alone, No partner in thy bed, or throne, Self-begetting, self-begot? 1829 T. C. Grattan Traits of Trav. II. 66 It was the preponderating characteristic of my nature—no self-begot habit, growing on by little and little. 1845 Eng. Gentleman 2 Aug. 229/1 The chrysalis, that can, unaided, wrap itself securely within the seclusion of its own silken and self-begot folds. 1916 J. B. More tr. Ovid in Gods & Heroes 85 Within was Envy Ravening the flesh of vipers, self-begot, The nutriment of her depraved desires. 2005 ELH 72 10 People no longer think of themselves as sons and subjects, but—like the phoenix—uniquely self-begot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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