self-helpn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp/

Forms: see self- prefix and help n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, help n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + help n.

1. The action or faculty of using one's own efforts and resources to achieve something, or provide for oneself, with little or no assistance from others; (in later use) spec. the action of managing or overcoming personal or emotional problems in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [noun] > self-help

self-help1628

self-helpfulness1847

1628 W. Lathum tr. Virgil Eclogues i. 4 All Selfe-helpe, and hope, both faild.

1765 Attempt to prove Saving Faith more than Bare Assent 10 One utterly destitute of Righteousness and Strength, and in every Respect, of Self-Help.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii, in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 189/2 In the destitution of the wild desert does our young Ishmael acquire for himself the highest of all possessions, that of Self-help.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. ix. 206 Free, with the divine instinct of freedom, and all the self-help and energy which spring thereout.

1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 39 Servants being fewer, we have schooled ourselves to a greater measure of self-help.

1946 Social Service Rev. 20 171/2 A readiness to serve supportively the individual who is incapable of self-help.

1990 Jazz FM No. 1. 22/2 Many learned musical instruments—sometimes through formal teaching, often through determined self-help.

2012 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 23/7 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners can provide the guided self-help that people need to succeed with CBT.

2. Law. Redress of a wrong by a person's own action, without recourse to legal process.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > taking law into own hands

self-help1875

1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. 476 The inducement to abstain from self-help..is still required.

1924 Proc. Classical Assoc. 21 102 The movement [for arbitration] is paralleled in the sphere of private international law by the movement to regulate and supersede the old right of self-help and reprisal.

1952 H. Kelsen Princ. Internat. Law i. 16 According to this view no true law exists as long as the principle of self-help prevails.

2015 C. G. Stӑnescu Self-Help, Private Debt Coll. & Concomitant Risks iii. 56 Remnants of self-help are still to be found in contract law.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1), as self-help book, self-help group, etc.

ΚΠ

1860 Evening Herald 24 Nov. 5/3 A contribution to the ‘self-help’ genre is made by the publication of ‘Our Exemplars’.

1887 (title) Self-Help Emigration Society.

1916 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 21 July The self-help plan..gives the young women such a practical course in domestic science.

1977 P. G. Zimbardo Shyness xi. 203 Self-help groups can provide a nonthreatening way for shy people to meet one another.

1993 Independent on Sunday 4 Apr. (Business section) 14/4 To the managers..the gurus appear to offer something more than simple self-help manuals.

2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 107/1 I now had what the self-help books called relationship baggage.

Derivatives

self-ˈhelper n. a person who achieves something, or provides for himself or herself, with little or no assistance from others; a person who practises self-help.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency > one who is self-sufficient

substantive1589

self-supporter1614

self-helper1661

self-sufficient1665

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio i. 42 They are self-Taylors, and self-helpers too.

1891 G. B. Shaw Quintessence of Ibsenism ii. 34 No one ever feels helpless by the side of the self-helper.

1976 W. Goldman Magic iii. vii. 165 ‘How come you have all these same kind of books?’.. ‘That's my self-help collection. I'm an addict.’.. ‘Why're you such a self-helper?’

2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 Aug. (Sunday Life section) 13 I've kind of had it with the grand motivational theories and the excursions to Indian ashrams by indulged self-helpers.

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

单词	self-help
释义	self-helpn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp/ Forms: see self- prefix and help n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, help n. Etymology: < self- prefix + help n. 1. The action or faculty of using one's own efforts and resources to achieve something, or provide for oneself, with little or no assistance from others; (in later use) spec. the action of managing or overcoming personal or emotional problems in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [noun] > self-help self-help1628 self-helpfulness1847 1628 W. Lathum tr. Virgil Eclogues i. 4 All Selfe-helpe, and hope, both faild. 1765 Attempt to prove Saving Faith more than Bare Assent 10 One utterly destitute of Righteousness and Strength, and in every Respect, of Self-Help. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii, in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 189/2 In the destitution of the wild desert does our young Ishmael acquire for himself the highest of all possessions, that of Self-help. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. ix. 206 Free, with the divine instinct of freedom, and all the self-help and energy which spring thereout. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 39 Servants being fewer, we have schooled ourselves to a greater measure of self-help. 1946 Social Service Rev. 20 171/2 A readiness to serve supportively the individual who is incapable of self-help. 1990 Jazz FM No. 1. 22/2 Many learned musical instruments—sometimes through formal teaching, often through determined self-help. 2012 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 23/7 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners can provide the guided self-help that people need to succeed with CBT. 2. Law. Redress of a wrong by a person's own action, without recourse to legal process. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > taking law into own hands self-help1875 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. 476 The inducement to abstain from self-help..is still required. 1924 Proc. Classical Assoc. 21 102 The movement [for arbitration] is paralleled in the sphere of private international law by the movement to regulate and supersede the old right of self-help and reprisal. 1952 H. Kelsen Princ. Internat. Law i. 16 According to this view no true law exists as long as the principle of self-help prevails. 2015 C. G. Stӑnescu Self-Help, Private Debt Coll. & Concomitant Risks iii. 56 Remnants of self-help are still to be found in contract law. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1), as self-help book, self-help group, etc. ΚΠ 1860 Evening Herald 24 Nov. 5/3 A contribution to the ‘self-help’ genre is made by the publication of ‘Our Exemplars’. 1887 (title) Self-Help Emigration Society. 1916 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 21 July The self-help plan..gives the young women such a practical course in domestic science. 1977 P. G. Zimbardo Shyness xi. 203 Self-help groups can provide a nonthreatening way for shy people to meet one another. 1993 Independent on Sunday 4 Apr. (Business section) 14/4 To the managers..the gurus appear to offer something more than simple self-help manuals. 2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 107/1 I now had what the self-help books called relationship baggage. Derivatives self-ˈhelper n. a person who achieves something, or provides for himself or herself, with little or no assistance from others; a person who practises self-help. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency > one who is self-sufficient substantive1589 self-supporter1614 self-helper1661 self-sufficient1665 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio i. 42 They are self-Taylors, and self-helpers too. 1891 G. B. Shaw Quintessence of Ibsenism ii. 34 No one ever feels helpless by the side of the self-helper. 1976 W. Goldman Magic iii. vii. 165 ‘How come you have all these same kind of books?’.. ‘That's my self-help collection. I'm an addict.’.. ‘Why're you such a self-helper?’ 2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 Aug. (Sunday Life section) 13 I've kind of had it with the grand motivational theories and the excursions to Indian ashrams by indulged self-helpers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628
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