单词 | self-validating |
释义 | > as lemmasself-validating self-validating adj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈvalᵻdeɪtɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈvæləˌdeɪdɪŋ/ (a) that confirms its own validity (without recourse to external authority); (b) that affirms a person's self-worth.ΚΠ 1888 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 1 13 Its [sc. the reasoning process] logical character as a self-sifting, and therefore a self-validating or self-justifying action. 1945 Mind 54 46 These beliefs were after all cases of immediate knowledge which would therefore be self-validating and so require no further explanation. 1966 Proc. 7th Internat. Congr. Gerontol. 6 313 The availability of self validating experiences are radically diminished in a home for the aged. 1997 R. G. Wright Selling Words i. 34 Once the culture of commercial speech becomes too pervasive, it turns into a closed, self-perpetuating, self-reinforcing, self-validating system. 2004 Ebony Mar. 30/2 A handbook of 99 self-validating expressions to help young women..build confidence and self-respect. < as lemmas |
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