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单词 self-subsistency
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self-subsistencyn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfsəbˈsɪst(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəbˈsɪst(ə)nsi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, subsistency n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + subsistency n., after self-subsistent adj. Compare earlier self-subsistence n.
Now rare.
The fact or quality of existing independently of any other being or cause; (also, in later use) the ability to support oneself without need of external assistance; = self-subsistence n.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > [noun] > substantiality or subsistence > independent of anything external
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self-subsistency1653
1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. iv. 8 To lay out more particularly the perfections comprehended in this Notion of a Being absolutely and fully perfect, I think I may securely nominate these; Self-subsistency, Immateriality,..and Necessity of Existence.
1700 H. Layton Search after Souls 226 In none of these Places..do we find mention of..a State of Separation, or Self-subsistency of a Soul departed from the Body.
1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. vii. 231 ‘Lynch-law’ prevails only where there is greater hardihood and self-subsistency in the leaders.
1975 A. Kudat in R. E. Krane Manpower Mobility across Cultural Boundaries iv. 78 Self-subsistency in a peasant economy should not be taken to mean independence or isolation from markets.
2001 Jrnl. Amer. Acad. Relig. 69 255 The containment guarantees Parker's authoritative self-subsistency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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