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单词 self-standing
释义

self-standingadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈstandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈstændɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: self- prefix, standing adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + standing adj., originally after German selbständig, selbstständig (15th cent.).
That is able to stand by itself (literally or figuratively); standing or existing independently, without outside assistance.
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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).
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