self-helpingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈhɛlpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈhɛlpɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + helping adj., after self-help n.

Offering or providing help to oneself, without external assistance or support.

ΘΚΠ

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

self-helping1833

self-helpful1846

1833 T. Carlyle in Foreign Q. Rev. Apr. 298 Some rude, self-helping, sharp-tongued Apostle Paul!

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland v. 108 Though they were poor, they were not pauperised, but thrifty and self-helping.

1953 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 9 July 5/8 The hands and the mind are engaged so much in self-helping tasks that the helping of others occupies only the fringes of consciousness.

2008 Irish Stud. Internat. Affairs 19 104 All realists concur that a state's primary motive is for survival in a world of self-helping states.

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

单词	self-helping
释义	self-helpingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈhɛlpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈhɛlpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, helping adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + helping adj., after self-help n. Offering or providing help to oneself, without external assistance or support. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [adjective] > self-helping self-helping1833 self-helpful1846 1833 T. Carlyle in Foreign Q. Rev. Apr. 298 Some rude, self-helping, sharp-tongued Apostle Paul! 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland v. 108 Though they were poor, they were not pauperised, but thrifty and self-helping. 1953 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 9 July 5/8 The hands and the mind are engaged so much in self-helping tasks that the helping of others occupies only the fringes of consciousness. 2008 Irish Stud. Internat. Affairs 19 104 All realists concur that a state's primary motive is for survival in a world of self-helping states. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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