self-madeadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd/

Forms: see self- prefix and made adj.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + made adj.

a. In early use with negative connotations of presumptuousness: having achieved the specified position, status, etc., through one's own actions, rather than by birth, rightful privilege, etc.; self-appointed. In later use (originally U.S.) with positive connotations: having achieved the specified position, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work. See also self-made man n., self-made woman n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > prosperity or success > one who has risen by own efforts

self-made1555

1555 W. Turner New Bk. Spirituall Physik f. 83^v Proud stertvppes, or selfe made gentlemen.

1659 W. Prynne Brief Narr. how Members of House of Commons were shut Out 5 Not one of these self-made Lordlings..vouchsafed to come neer us.

1678 T. Comber Christianity no Enthusiasm iv. 54 Christ in Heaven and the Scriptures on Earth signifie little to these self-made Pagans.

1711 W. Richardson God's Call of His Ministers 26 Such as presume to take this Honour to themselves, are Self-made-Ministers.

1774 C. Anstey Priest Dissected (ed. 2) 17 Bring forth this self-made monarch of a day, Who like Sicilian tyrants holds his sway.

1834 A. Holmes Addr. delivered before Members of Bar Bristol, Mass. 8 Leonard was (pretty much) a self made lawyer; his talents were great.

1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. iv. 138 As a self-made devil differs from an angel.

1937 Life 26 July 72/3 (caption) A self-made newspaper editor and economist, he was born a peasant.

1968 R. Griffin in W. French & W. Kidd Amer. Winners Nobel Literary Prize Introd. 22 Lewis was a writer less born than self-made.

2014 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 33/1 Self-made billionaire, stylist par excellence, charity fundraiser..what's not to emulate?

b. Fabricated, created, or produced by oneself; of one's own making.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > by oneself

self-made?1574

self-wrought1586

self-created1606

self-devised1608

self-formed1642

self-making1660

self-generating1745

self-create1766

autogenous1826

self-fashioned1833

autogenic1852

autogeneal1864

?1574 tr. H. Niclaes Exhortatio xv. f. 39 His false or self-made Holynesses.

1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph ii. iv. 35 Worshipping A nothing, but his selfe made images.

1675 E. Polhill Answer Disc. William Sherlock iv. 496 Our Lamps of a self-made Sanctity and Righteousness..will certainly go out.

1790 D. Morison Poems 185 No fearful, future doubts, nor self made cares Have they.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 422/1 Self-made blindness.

1890 Spectator 25 Jan. Wealth, if it be self-made.

1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 12/2 A year of petty frustrations, with an eventual self-made change for the better.

1982 G. Rozman et al. Modernization of China xiii. 445 International factors contributed to Chinese isolation, but that isolation was largely self-made.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 270 Solitary wasps that nest in soil, decaying wood, plant stems,..or in self-made mud nests.

†2. As past participle modifying a noun with the sense ‘made into —— as a result of one's own actions’. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 337 Men..Design'd by nature wise, but self-made fools.

Compounds

self-made man n. †(a) a self-created man (obsolete rare); (b) (originally U.S.) a man who has achieved wealth, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work, rather than by accident of birth, esp. one who has come from a poor background.

ΚΠ

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis sig. A4^v Thus Capa peia is that Gallant great, Horrid, Transformed self-made Man, Compleat.

1817 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 17 Feb. These men, who might be styled self-made men, were generally more acquainted with the views..of the people, than those who had been dandled in the lap of fortune.

1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. iv. 18 Mr. Bounderby..could never sufficiently vaunt himself a self-made man.

1979 D. Anthony Long Hard Cure x. 86 He owns a chain of department stores..one of those self-made men, who went to work at fourteen as a stockboy.

2011 J. Buchan Trawlerman xii. 259 I'm a self-made man. I got where I am today through hard work.

self-made woman n. originally U.S. a woman who has achieved wealth, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work, rather than by accident of birth, esp. one who has come from a poor background.

ΚΠ

1849 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 20 Jan. 2/3 She is one of those self-educated, self-made women, whom the State should generously cherish.

1903 C. P. Woolley Western Slope iii. 84 Imagination quails a little before the self-made woman, who has ‘carved her own career’.

1962 O. E. Klapp Heroes, Villains, & Fools ii. 97 She will compromise her femininity as a..self-made woman.

2017 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 27 Apr. She is a self-made woman with big goals and ambitions.

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

单词	self-made
释义	self-madeadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd/ Forms: see self- prefix and made adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, made adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + made adj. 1. a. In early use with negative connotations of presumptuousness: having achieved the specified position, status, etc., through one's own actions, rather than by birth, rightful privilege, etc.; self-appointed. In later use (originally U.S.) with positive connotations: having achieved the specified position, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work. See also self-made man n., self-made woman n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > prosperity or success > one who has risen by own efforts self-made1555 1555 W. Turner New Bk. Spirituall Physik f. 83^v Proud stertvppes, or selfe made gentlemen. 1659 W. Prynne Brief Narr. how Members of House of Commons were shut Out 5 Not one of these self-made Lordlings..vouchsafed to come neer us. 1678 T. Comber Christianity no Enthusiasm iv. 54 Christ in Heaven and the Scriptures on Earth signifie little to these self-made Pagans. 1711 W. Richardson God's Call of His Ministers 26 Such as presume to take this Honour to themselves, are Self-made-Ministers. 1774 C. Anstey Priest Dissected (ed. 2) 17 Bring forth this self-made monarch of a day, Who like Sicilian tyrants holds his sway. 1834 A. Holmes Addr. delivered before Members of Bar Bristol, Mass. 8 Leonard was (pretty much) a self made lawyer; his talents were great. 1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. iv. 138 As a self-made devil differs from an angel. 1937 Life 26 July 72/3 (caption) A self-made newspaper editor and economist, he was born a peasant. 1968 R. Griffin in W. French & W. Kidd Amer. Winners Nobel Literary Prize Introd. 22 Lewis was a writer less born than self-made. 2014 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 33/1 Self-made billionaire, stylist par excellence, charity fundraiser..what's not to emulate? b. Fabricated, created, or produced by oneself; of one's own making. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > by oneself self-made?1574 self-wrought1586 self-created1606 self-devised1608 self-formed1642 self-making1660 self-generating1745 self-create1766 autogenous1826 self-fashioned1833 autogenic1852 autogeneal1864 ?1574 tr. H. Niclaes Exhortatio xv. f. 39 His false or self-made Holynesses. 1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph ii. iv. 35 Worshipping A nothing, but his selfe made images. 1675 E. Polhill Answer Disc. William Sherlock iv. 496 Our Lamps of a self-made Sanctity and Righteousness..will certainly go out. 1790 D. Morison Poems 185 No fearful, future doubts, nor self made cares Have they. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 422/1 Self-made blindness. 1890 Spectator 25 Jan. Wealth, if it be self-made. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 12/2 A year of petty frustrations, with an eventual self-made change for the better. 1982 G. Rozman et al. Modernization of China xiii. 445 International factors contributed to Chinese isolation, but that isolation was largely self-made. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 270 Solitary wasps that nest in soil, decaying wood, plant stems,..or in self-made mud nests. †2. As past participle modifying a noun with the sense ‘made into —— as a result of one's own actions’. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 337 Men..Design'd by nature wise, but self-made fools. View more context for this quotation Compounds self-made man n. †(a) a self-created man (obsolete rare); (b) (originally U.S.) a man who has achieved wealth, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work, rather than by accident of birth, esp. one who has come from a poor background. ΚΠ 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis sig. A4^v Thus Capa peia is that Gallant great, Horrid, Transformed self-made Man, Compleat. 1817 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 17 Feb. These men, who might be styled self-made men, were generally more acquainted with the views..of the people, than those who had been dandled in the lap of fortune. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. iv. 18 Mr. Bounderby..could never sufficiently vaunt himself a self-made man. 1979 D. Anthony Long Hard Cure x. 86 He owns a chain of department stores..one of those self-made men, who went to work at fourteen as a stockboy. 2011 J. Buchan Trawlerman xii. 259 I'm a self-made man. I got where I am today through hard work. self-made woman n. originally U.S. a woman who has achieved wealth, status, etc., through personal effort or hard work, rather than by accident of birth, esp. one who has come from a poor background. ΚΠ 1849 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 20 Jan. 2/3 She is one of those self-educated, self-made women, whom the State should generously cherish. 1903 C. P. Woolley Western Slope iii. 84 Imagination quails a little before the self-made woman, who has ‘carved her own career’. 1962 O. E. Klapp Heroes, Villains, & Fools ii. 97 She will compromise her femininity as a..self-made woman. 2017 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 27 Apr. She is a self-made woman with big goals and ambitions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1555
随便看	gorse-tree gorsebird gorsebud gorsebush gorsechat gorsecommon gorsecover gorsecovered gorsecovert gorsed gorsedd gorsedds gorseduck gorsefence gorsegrown gorsehatch gorsehatcher gorsehedge gorsekid gorseknife gorselinnet gorses gorseslasher gorsethatcher gorsetree