self-improvableadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improvable adj.²

Etymology: < self- prefix + improvable adj.², after self-improvement n. Compare earlier self-improver n., self-improving adj.

Capable of improving without external assistance or intervention; capable of self-improvement.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > improving by own efforts > capable of

self-improvable1678

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 565 Endowed with..Free-will, and consequently..Self-improvable and Self-impairable.

a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) iv. 83 Sentient beings of all kinds, some (of whom is man) imaginative and self-improvable.

1912 America 4 May 92/1 A pseudo-scientist informed him that man is what evolution makes him, hence not self-improvable.

2015 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. b9 Samuel showed that a computer program could be self-improvable.

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

单词	self-improvable
释义	self-improvableadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvəbl/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improvable adj.² Etymology: < self- prefix + improvable adj.², after self-improvement n. Compare earlier self-improver n., self-improving adj. Capable of improving without external assistance or intervention; capable of self-improvement. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > improving by own efforts > capable of self-improvable1678 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 565 Endowed with..Free-will, and consequently..Self-improvable and Self-impairable. a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) iv. 83 Sentient beings of all kinds, some (of whom is man) imaginative and self-improvable. 1912 America 4 May 92/1 A pseudo-scientist informed him that man is what evolution makes him, hence not self-improvable. 2015 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. b9 Samuel showed that a computer program could be self-improvable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1678
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