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单词 self-wise
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self-wiseadj.n.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈwaɪz/
Forms: see self- prefix and wise adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, wise adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + wise adj. Compare slightly earlier self-wisdom n.
Now rare.
A. adj.
Reliant on one's own knowledge or intellectual ability, esp. as opposed to being reliant on the wisdom of God; believing oneself to be wise. In later use also with neutral or positive meaning: having self-knowledge; self-aware.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [adjective]
over-trusty?c1225
assured1477
self-wise1573
confident1600
flush1604
crested1619
sufficienta1625
self-sufficient1628
self-confiding1647
self-trustinga1660
self-secure1679
self-assured1711
cocksure1842
secure1859
self-sufficing1874
ten feet tall1962
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [adjective]
wiseOE
over-wisea1425
self-wise1573
wiseacred1603
nod-crafty1608
sapienta1763
sage1816
wiseacreish1834
1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) lxxxvii. f. 267v Selfwilled and selfewyse men, keeping a rule and a lawe of their owne making.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K3v A selfe-wise-seeming schoolemaster.
1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode x, in Steps to Temple 54 How lost Art thou unto thy self, thou too selfe-wise Narcissus?
?1698 tr. A. Bourignon Admirable Treat. Solid Virtue **7 A Malign, a Corrupt, Proud, Self-wise and Self-powerful Reader.
1735 J. Wesley tr. Thomas à Kempis Christian's Pattern iii. vii. 137 Seldom those that are self-wise suffer themselves humbly to be governed by others.
1752 J. B. Decisive Question concerning Eternal Reprobation 20 I find by long Experience, that it's in vain to talk with these self-wise People.
1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. I. xvii The Self-wise Inquirer.
1836 J. H. Newman et al. Lyra Apost. 105 Then keep good heart; nor take the self-wise course Of Thomas, who must see ere he would trust.
1898 Arkansas Democrat 21 Mar. 4/5 Self-wise philosophers perhaps would recommend the religion of humanity.
1907 Chinese Recorder & Missionary Jrnl. Nov. 614/2 The Greeks, though self-wise in worldly affairs, were really foolish in religion.
1921 R. E. Hume tr. Thirteen Princ. Upanishads 346 Those abiding in the midst of ignorance, Self-wise, thinking themselves learned, Running hither and thither, go around deluded.
2006 U. M. Staudinger et al. in K. W. Schaie & L. L. Carstensen Social Structures, Aging, & Self-Regulation in Elderly ii. 36 A self-wise person should be aware of his or her own competencies, emotions, and goals and have a sense of meaning in life.
B. n.
With plural agreement (usually with the): self-wise people, considered collectively. Also occasionally with singular agreement: †a self-wise person (obsolete).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [noun] > collectively
self-wise?1574
wiseacredom1885
?1574 tr. H. Niclaes Exhortatio xv. f. 37v The Riches of the Knowledg; in all false Heartes of the Scripture-learned, and in all presumpteous or arrogant Self-wise; is the false Spirit of Antichrist.
1579 in W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. B.i No selfewise, or enuious scripture learned could or can euer attaine vnto it agayne.
1667 A. Woodhead Guide in Controv. Pref. sig. A3 God, by these Spiritual Fathers, in all simplicity believed by him, reveales what things are hid from the self-wise, and prudent.
1795 W. Sales Truth or Not Truth (title page) To the self-wise as well as to the self-righteous, because their cause is common.
1835 Vermont Chron. 6 Aug. There is scarce one [truth of religion] which is not..in the judgement of the self-wise, unprofitable, or unessential.
1860 London Jrnl. & Weekly Rec. 188/2 The observation applied to the self-wise in the times of Job.
1959 J. Sidlow Baxter Awake, my Heart (1960) 234 It is most of all offensive to the self-wise and mighty and exalted.

Derivatives

self-ˈwiseling n. Obsolete rare a person who relies on his or her own knowledge or intellectual ability.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [noun]
owl1568
tire-brain1589
wiseacre1595
Solonist1607
formalist1612
nodder1625
Solon1631
wiseling1633
self-wiseling1649
sophy1649
Solomon1656
conjurer1668
wisdomship1692
sage1751
wisehead1756
wisebones1894
1649 tr. Reall Testimonie conc. I. Beme i. 4 Hidden unto the high and selfe-wiselings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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