self-congratulatingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈɡratʃᵿleɪtɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfkəŋˈɡratʃᵿleɪtɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfkənˈɡratjᵿleɪtɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfkəŋˈɡratjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪdɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfkənˈɡrædʒəˌleɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, congratulating adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + congratulating adj., after self-congratulation n. Compare earlier self-gratulating adj.

Engaging in or characterized by self-congratulation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective]

gloriousa1382

vainglorious?a1500

self-flatteringa1586

self-exalting1601

self-applauding1614

self-praised1626

self-flattered1647

self-glorying1659

self-exalted1668

self-gratulating1755

self-congratulating1774

self-congratulatory1798

self-applausivea1805

self-gratulatory1818

self-exaltative1821

1774 T. R. Appeal to Publick p. iv A kind of self-congratulating joy.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 622 The puny child Of self-congratulating pride.

1833 S. Hoole Disc. xii. 150 The acknowledged offender on whom this self-congratulating separatist looks down with scorn and abhorrence.

1889 Harper's Mag. Apr. 736/2 This assumption of the married must be one of the hardest things for single women to bear in their self-congratulating sisters.

1903 Publishers' Weekly 14 Nov. 1057/2 Hovering on the verge of this knot of self-congratulating writers was a calm Chinaman.

1977 Bull. Atomic Scientists Dec. 32/2 The pressure would aim at dedicating at least a part of the 1979 jamboree for a discussion of the real issues, not for the presentation of self-congratulating official reports.

2007 Yachting Mar. 108/1 The truly great..tread lightly and stand above the self-congratulating din, on a pedestal of self-confidence and knowledge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-congratulating
释义	self-congratulatingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈɡratʃᵿleɪtɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfkəŋˈɡratʃᵿleɪtɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfkənˈɡratjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfkəŋˈɡratjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪdɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfkənˈɡrædʒəˌleɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, congratulating adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + congratulating adj., after self-congratulation n. Compare earlier self-gratulating adj. Engaging in or characterized by self-congratulation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] gloriousa1382 vainglorious?a1500 self-flatteringa1586 self-exalting1601 self-applauding1614 self-praised1626 self-flattered1647 self-glorying1659 self-exalted1668 self-gratulating1755 self-congratulating1774 self-congratulatory1798 self-applausivea1805 self-gratulatory1818 self-exaltative1821 1774 T. R. Appeal to Publick p. iv A kind of self-congratulating joy. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 622 The puny child Of self-congratulating pride. 1833 S. Hoole Disc. xii. 150 The acknowledged offender on whom this self-congratulating separatist looks down with scorn and abhorrence. 1889 Harper's Mag. Apr. 736/2 This assumption of the married must be one of the hardest things for single women to bear in their self-congratulating sisters. 1903 Publishers' Weekly 14 Nov. 1057/2 Hovering on the verge of this knot of self-congratulating writers was a calm Chinaman. 1977 Bull. Atomic Scientists Dec. 32/2 The pressure would aim at dedicating at least a part of the 1979 jamboree for a discussion of the real issues, not for the presentation of self-congratulating official reports. 2007 Yachting Mar. 108/1 The truly great..tread lightly and stand above the self-congratulating din, on a pedestal of self-confidence and knowledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
随便看	to sport the red to sport timber to sport, don, or wear silk to spot a mile away to spot a mile off to spot one's run to spot up to spot with rain to spouse to spouse one's fortune to spout off to sprain one's ankle to sprawl one's last to spread a large clew to spread a large full clew to spread a large small clew to spread abroad to spread like a rash to spread like moorburn to spread off to spread on the record to spread on the records to spread one's wings to spread oneself thin to spread oneself too thin