self-selectingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfsᵻˈlɛktɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfsəˈlɛktɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, selecting adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + selecting adj., after self-select v. Compare earlier self-selected adj., self-selection n.

That chooses or determines something by oneself; self-appointing. Of a person or group: that has undertaken an activity or assumed a role without external endorsement.

ΚΠ

1842 Freemasons' Monthly Mag. Apr. 175 Possessing a will, a self-choosing, self-selecting power.

1898 G. T. Ladd Outl. Descriptive Psychol. x. 227 Attentive and discriminating consciousness, self-selecting and self-directed, in the pursuit of practical ends, is implied in all memory, imagination, and reasoning.

1919 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 24 429 A self-selecting, tyrannical, ruling class.

1959 R. R. Palmer Age Democratic Revol. I. ii. 33 The civil service even built up its independence against the technically absolute King.., recruiting only ‘congenial members’, becoming essentially self-selecting.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 7 Serious journalism must be engaging and cannot be the preserve of a self-selecting few.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-selecting
释义	self-selectingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfsᵻˈlɛktɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈlɛktɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, selecting adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + selecting adj., after self-select v. Compare earlier self-selected adj., self-selection n. That chooses or determines something by oneself; self-appointing. Of a person or group: that has undertaken an activity or assumed a role without external endorsement. ΚΠ 1842 Freemasons' Monthly Mag. Apr. 175 Possessing a will, a self-choosing, self-selecting power. 1898 G. T. Ladd Outl. Descriptive Psychol. x. 227 Attentive and discriminating consciousness, self-selecting and self-directed, in the pursuit of practical ends, is implied in all memory, imagination, and reasoning. 1919 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 24 429 A self-selecting, tyrannical, ruling class. 1959 R. R. Palmer Age Democratic Revol. I. ii. 33 The civil service even built up its independence against the technically absolute King.., recruiting only ‘congenial members’, becoming essentially self-selecting. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 7 Serious journalism must be engaging and cannot be the preserve of a self-selecting few. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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