单词 | self-abandon |
释义 | self-abandonn. Surrender of oneself to natural impulses; lack of inhibition or restraint; = abandon n.2 2. Also: abandonment of one's own needs, desires, etc. Cf. self-abandonment n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > naturalness or lack of constraint unconstrainedness1656 shamelessness1667 unconstraint1713 self-abandonment1811 abandon1815 abandonment1834 self-abandon1837 free-and-easiness1842 1837 J. A. Hamilton Dict. 2000 Mus. Terms (ed. 4) 81 Con abbandono ed espressione, with self-abbandon [sic] and expression. 1888 Unity (Chicago) 3 Mar. 16/2 The humility of true religion..is not self-abasement but self-abandon. 1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady i. ix. 74 Her mother love..had none of the sweet self-abandon..which that earlier passion had. 1955 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 54 336 A model father who, in decorous self-abandon, is selflessly concerned about the welfare of his daughter. 2014 Arts & Bk. Rev. (Nexis) 15 Mar. 54 We see her here giving herself to Jupiter's embrace in a gesture of complete self-abandon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837 |
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