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单词 self-support
释义

self-supportn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔːt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔrt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, support n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + support n. Compare self-supporting adj. and earlier self-supporter n.
The action of supporting oneself emotionally, spiritually, etc., or (later esp.) financially, without requiring external assistance; the capacity to support oneself in this way.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency
sufficiencec1384
suffisancea1450
self-sufficiency1598
autarky1617
self-dependencea1620
self-sufficience1623
self-subsistencea1631
self-support1632
self-fullness1668
self-reliance1668
self-dependency1749
self-sustainment1779
self-sustenance1786
self-sufficingness1811
substantiveness1821
self-sustentationa1832
self-containment1841
self-sufficientness1846
self-containing1850
self-supportedness1862
rugged individualism1898
1632 D. Rogers Pract. Catech. ii. 132 Received comfort by the Angels, in the want of self-support.
a1684 R. Leighton Serm. (1692) xii. 231 The heart of a man is not sufficient for Self-support, therefore naturally it seeks out some other thing to lean and rest it self on.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 56 The children, not long after they are born, appear possessed of a greater share of self-support.
1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcvii. 611 Hellenic power and interests become incapable of self-support, and sink into a..subservient position.
1896 Daily News 19 Dec. 8/2 To encourage self-support as far as possible, but not to plant a missionary down in a place, give him no salary [etc.].
1917 R. Frost Let. 7 Dec. (2014) I. 597 You have given us support, and what is better and harder to give, self-support.
1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 205 Basing women's wages on a (low) assessment of their need for self-support has had significant implications for female citizenship.
2012 Fire Engin. Jan. 97 If self-support is the goal, determine the following.

Derivatives

self-supportless n. Obsolete rare (with the) those who cannot support themselves, considered as a class.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > dependent > not supporting oneself
self-supportlessa1834
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 186 The self-supportless leaning for all pleasure on another's breast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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