self-improvementn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruvmənt/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + improvement n.

Improvement of oneself, esp. of one's knowledge, status, or character, by one's own efforts.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > improvement in moral condition > improvement by one's own efforts

self-improvement1654

1654 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia: 2nd Pt. i. 4 No marvail then, if our minde be naturally so intentive upon this traffick, for self improvement by new comprehensions.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. ix. 74 Had I such a Temper by Nature, I should perhaps, with all my Self-Improvement, find it a difficult Thing to manage.

1841 A. Helps On Self-discipline in Ess. 19 The whole energies of the man devoted to self-improvement.

1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iv. 94 The supreme object of learning should be truth, and incidentally self-improvement.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxvi. 110 He did not read always with enjoyment but invariably with perseverance. He was eager for self-improvement.

1993 Sat. Night (Toronto) June 71/2 He devours self-improvement books, eating up hokey Hollywood ideas about getting ahead.

2013 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 20/1 Few things are guaranteed to drive me under the duvet quicker than the slog towards self-improvement.

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

单词	self-improvement
释义	self-improvementn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruvmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improvement n. Etymology: < self- prefix + improvement n. Improvement of oneself, esp. of one's knowledge, status, or character, by one's own efforts. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > improvement in moral condition > improvement by one's own efforts self-improvement1654 1654 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia: 2nd Pt. i. 4 No marvail then, if our minde be naturally so intentive upon this traffick, for self improvement by new comprehensions. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. ix. 74 Had I such a Temper by Nature, I should perhaps, with all my Self-Improvement, find it a difficult Thing to manage. 1841 A. Helps On Self-discipline in Ess. 19 The whole energies of the man devoted to self-improvement. 1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iv. 94 The supreme object of learning should be truth, and incidentally self-improvement. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxvi. 110 He did not read always with enjoyment but invariably with perseverance. He was eager for self-improvement. 1993 Sat. Night (Toronto) June 71/2 He devours self-improvement books, eating up hokey Hollywood ideas about getting ahead. 2013 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 20/1 Few things are guaranteed to drive me under the duvet quicker than the slog towards self-improvement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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