self-improvingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvɪŋ/

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

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

That practises, exercises, or enables self-improvement; of or relating to self-improvement.

ΘΚΠ

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

self-improving1674

1674 J. Howe Treat. Delighting in God i. 190 The Religion which is in it self undelightful..admits not of improvement: It wants the self-improving Principle.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists ii. 237 Neither is this Knowledg [of ourselves] acquir'd by..the View of Pageantrys, the Study of Estates and Honours: nor is He to be esteem'd that self-improving Artist, who makes a Fortune out of these.

1869 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (1874) 39 They put salvation at the end of a long series of self-improving processes.

1940 Libr. Q. 10 193 The obvious utility of books as media for disseminating knowledge to the self-improving middle class.

2002 R. Rodriguez Brown (2003) iv. 81 Ben greeted each new-minted morning with the self-improving question: What good shall I do this day?

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

单词	self-improving
释义	self-improvingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improving adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + improving adj., after self-improvement n. Compare earlier self-improver n. That practises, exercises, or enables self-improvement; of or relating to self-improvement. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > improving by own efforts self-improving1674 1674 J. Howe Treat. Delighting in God i. 190 The Religion which is in it self undelightful..admits not of improvement: It wants the self-improving Principle. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists ii. 237 Neither is this Knowledg [of ourselves] acquir'd by..the View of Pageantrys, the Study of Estates and Honours: nor is He to be esteem'd that self-improving Artist, who makes a Fortune out of these. 1869 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (1874) 39 They put salvation at the end of a long series of self-improving processes. 1940 Libr. Q. 10 193 The obvious utility of books as media for disseminating knowledge to the self-improving middle class. 2002 R. Rodriguez Brown (2003) iv. 81 Ben greeted each new-minted morning with the self-improving question: What good shall I do this day? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1674
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