英语词汇“self-gratification”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

self-gratification n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfɡratᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/

U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌɡrædəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

the satisfaction of one's needs or desires.

ΚΠ

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 129 These..whom the loaves and the miracles, and the sublimity of our Lords Divinity, made to follow him as a satisfaction of their curiosity, necessity, or such like self gratification.

1775 Monthly Rev. Aug. 97 The greatest part of Mr. Gray's life was spent in that kind of learned leisure, which has only self-improvement and self-gratification for its object.

1849 Univercœlum 3 Feb. 145/1 The simple instinct of appropriating every visible thing to self-preservation, and self-gratification, seems the first and earliest manifestation and effort of mind.

1955 ABA Jrnl. Apr. 309/1 The criminal's determination..may be based on the belief that self-gratification, or the accomplishment of one's own ends, is more important than other considerations.

2008 Ebony Mar. 56/2 Purchasing a car is not all about self-gratification.

单词	self-gratification
释义	> as lemmas self-gratification self-gratification n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfɡratᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌɡrædəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ the satisfaction of one's needs or desires. ΚΠ 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 129 These..whom the loaves and the miracles, and the sublimity of our Lords Divinity, made to follow him as a satisfaction of their curiosity, necessity, or such like self gratification. 1775 Monthly Rev. Aug. 97 The greatest part of Mr. Gray's life was spent in that kind of learned leisure, which has only self-improvement and self-gratification for its object. 1849 Univercœlum 3 Feb. 145/1 The simple instinct of appropriating every visible thing to self-preservation, and self-gratification, seems the first and earliest manifestation and effort of mind. 1955 ABA Jrnl. Apr. 309/1 The criminal's determination..may be based on the belief that self-gratification, or the accomplishment of one's own ends, is more important than other considerations. 2008 Ebony Mar. 56/2 Purchasing a car is not all about self-gratification. extracted from self-prefix < as lemmas
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