self-instructedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈstrʌktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈstrəktəd/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + instructed adj. Compare earlier self-instruction n., self-instructer n.

A. adj.

Taught, educated, or trained through one's own efforts; self-taught, self-educated.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > self

self-taught1587

self-instructed1695

autodidactic1828

autodidact1834

home-schooled1857

1695 Bp. J. Williams Certainty of Divine Revelation 13 'Tis certain Adam must then be self-instructed, or be instructed by God.

1787 Microcosm No. 33. 374 This self instructed philosopher.

1875 J. W. De Forest Honest John Vane xvii. 179 Our self-manufactured and self-instructed hero continued to stick in the mud where he had drifted, like any other mollusk.

1949 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 36 311 As a self-instructed physician, he ministered to his family, slaves, and neighbors for many years.

2007 Independent Extra (Nexis) 29 Oct. 12 He was largely self-instructed, drawing on Rembrandt and the solemn naturalism of 17th-century Spanish painting.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. People who are self-taught or self-educated, considered collectively. Now somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1773 L. T. Nyberg tr. A. G. Spangenberg Life N. Lewis I. iii. 104 The self-instructed are hard to be convinced, and tenacious of their own opinions.

1833 J. S. Mill in Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 3 348 The narrowness and self-conceit which are the..failings of the self-instructed.

1915 Geogr. Jrnl. 46 313 The self-instructed are thus confirmed in one of the most common faults—waste of time in arithmetic.

1973 Amer. Poetry Rev. Sept. 44/1 Degrading folk-wisdom and the learning of the self-instructed and life-instructed.

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

单词	self-instructed
释义	self-instructedadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈstrʌktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈstrəktəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, instructed adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + instructed adj. Compare earlier self-instruction n., self-instructer n. A. adj. Taught, educated, or trained through one's own efforts; self-taught, self-educated. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > self self-taught1587 self-instructed1695 autodidactic1828 autodidact1834 home-schooled1857 1695 Bp. J. Williams Certainty of Divine Revelation 13 'Tis certain Adam must then be self-instructed, or be instructed by God. 1787 Microcosm No. 33. 374 This self instructed philosopher. 1875 J. W. De Forest Honest John Vane xvii. 179 Our self-manufactured and self-instructed hero continued to stick in the mud where he had drifted, like any other mollusk. 1949 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 36 311 As a self-instructed physician, he ministered to his family, slaves, and neighbors for many years. 2007 Independent Extra (Nexis) 29 Oct. 12 He was largely self-instructed, drawing on Rembrandt and the solemn naturalism of 17th-century Spanish painting. B. n. With the and plural agreement. People who are self-taught or self-educated, considered collectively. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1773 L. T. Nyberg tr. A. G. Spangenberg Life N. Lewis I. iii. 104 The self-instructed are hard to be convinced, and tenacious of their own opinions. 1833 J. S. Mill in Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 3 348 The narrowness and self-conceit which are the..failings of the self-instructed. 1915 Geogr. Jrnl. 46 313 The self-instructed are thus confirmed in one of the most common faults—waste of time in arithmetic. 1973 Amer. Poetry Rev. Sept. 44/1 Degrading folk-wisdom and the learning of the self-instructed and life-instructed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1695
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