self-preservingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and preserving adj.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + preserving adj., after self-preservation n.

Characterized by, motivated by, or having an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive

self-preserving1653

self-preservative1661

self-preservatory1825

1653 Brief Apologie Pious & Painfull Ministers Pref. sig. A2 God hath put a self-preserving principle into every Creature.

1683 R. Baxter Dying Thoughts 205 Birds, and Beasts, and Fishes, and Worms, have all a self-preserving fear of Death, which urgeth them to fly from danger.

1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 503 Others, whom Fear Inspires with self-preserving Wiles.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. ii. v. 125 A traitorous self-preserving Court.

1860 S. Smiles Self-help (new ed.) xi. 292 The wholesome discipline of adversity in strong natures usually carries with it a self-preserving influence.

1927 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 37 179 The self-preserving instincts of other creatures.

2016 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 27 Sept. a6 A bloated and self-preserving bureaucracy.

Derivatives

self-preˈservingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adverb] > so as to preserve oneself from trouble

self-preservingly1654

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. viii. 123 It was..more selfe-preservingly done to leave him to the Sarcasmes of his Book, then by a shoulder-experience to have learn'd how to write a literall invective against him.

1877 Survival 424 Society..lacks the sensitive unity that self-preservingly interests the whole in the part.

2006 E. Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love xvii. 52 Whether this makes me self-defeatingly stubborn, or self-preservingly stubborn, I cannot say.

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

单词	self-preserving
释义	self-preservingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and preserving adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, preserving adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + preserving adj., after self-preservation n. Characterized by, motivated by, or having an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive self-preserving1653 self-preservative1661 self-preservatory1825 1653 Brief Apologie Pious & Painfull Ministers Pref. sig. A2 God hath put a self-preserving principle into every Creature. 1683 R. Baxter Dying Thoughts 205 Birds, and Beasts, and Fishes, and Worms, have all a self-preserving fear of Death, which urgeth them to fly from danger. 1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 503 Others, whom Fear Inspires with self-preserving Wiles. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. ii. v. 125 A traitorous self-preserving Court. 1860 S. Smiles Self-help (new ed.) xi. 292 The wholesome discipline of adversity in strong natures usually carries with it a self-preserving influence. 1927 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 37 179 The self-preserving instincts of other creatures. 2016 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 27 Sept. a6 A bloated and self-preserving bureaucracy. Derivatives self-preˈservingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adverb] > so as to preserve oneself from trouble self-preservingly1654 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. viii. 123 It was..more selfe-preservingly done to leave him to the Sarcasmes of his Book, then by a shoulder-experience to have learn'd how to write a literall invective against him. 1877 Survival 424 Society..lacks the sensitive unity that self-preservingly interests the whole in the part. 2006 E. Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love xvii. 52 Whether this makes me self-defeatingly stubborn, or self-preservingly stubborn, I cannot say. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653
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