单词 | self-standing |
释义 | self-standingadj. That is able to stand by itself (literally or figuratively); standing or existing independently, without outside assistance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > self-existent self-being1599 self-subsisting1608 self-essential1610 self-substantial1630 self-subsistent1646 self-existing1647 self-essentiated1653 self-existent1663 self-living1668 self-standing1871 the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective] > held up without support poised1596 balanced1611 self-poised1621 self-sustained1675 suspended1817 free-standing1837 self-standing1871 1871 Reliquary Apr. 209 The chain-mail hauberk of the middle-age knights was a net-work of iron complete in itself (‘self-standing’, as the Germans have it). 1925 Irish Times 9 Feb. 6 From the very outset Austria's position as a self-standing State was hopeless. ?1989 Achievement (Brit. Nuclear Fuels Special) 3/2 Developing Oxide Reprocessing as a self-standing business is also a major priority. 2008 Daily Tel. 5 June 30/3 Tang's imaginative..tale..is cut here to nine hours over three ‘books’, each self-standing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871 |
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