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单词 self-abandoning
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self-abandoningn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfəˈbandənɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfəˈbandn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈbænd(ə)nɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, abandoning n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + abandoning n.
The action or practice of relinquishing one's needs, desires, identity, etc.; giving up of oneself (to something); = self-abandonment n. 1. Also: an instance of this.
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1658 E. S. tr. J.-B. Saint-Jure Holy Life De Renty 25 All consists in a kinde of self abandoning [Fr. abandon], and following after the order of God.
1707 J. Lacy Warnings Eternal Spirit: 2nd Pt. xxix. 77 This great thing of an utter Self-abandoning we crave.
1871 Dark Blue Oct. 317 A voluptuous self-abandoning to enslavement by her beauty.
1937 H. H. Anderson in G. E. Chittenden Exper. Stud. Measuring & Modifying Assertive Behavior in Young Children (1942) 7 4 Domination seeks first not self-abandoning, but self-preservation.
2006 L. Siegel Falling Upwards i. 11 Rowling herself seems to have the habit of pure artistic confidence, of egotistical self-abandoning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

self-abandoningadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfəˈbandənɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfəˈbandn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈbænd(ə)nɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, abandon v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < self- prefix + abandon v. + -ing suffix2, after self-abandonment n.
Involving or characterized by self-abandonment; self-abandoned.
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society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective]
selfless1651
unselfish1698
self-sacrificeda1711
self-abandoning1817
self-abandoned1830
sharing1922
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit
freec1300
unbridledc1374
riotous?1456
liberala1500
unrestrained1531
libertine1593
relaxed1623
long-waisted1647
self-abandoning1817
laissez-aller1818
self-abandoned1833
uninhibited1880
un-Victorian1908
leggo1943
zizzy1966
loose1968
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. x. 281 The woe-begone and self-abandoning note in which he uttered the disconsolate words.
1842 Dublin Rev. Nov. 394 A trust in Christ as pure, complete, and self-abandoning as theirs.
1919 E. Grubb Relig. Exper. xi. 133 This joyous, care-free, self-abandoning life.
1952 Joplin (Missouri) News Herald 27 Sept. The call to a wholly self-abandoning love toward God must remain a challenge to the highest instincts of all of His creatures.
2008 R. C. Wood Lit. & Theol. i. 6 The self-abandoning pleasures sought by hedonists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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