self-referentadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rənt/,

/ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rn̩t/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: self- prefix, Latin referent-, referēns, referre.

Etymology: < self- prefix + classical Latin referent-, referēns, present participle of referre refer v. Compare slightly earlier self-reference n., slightly later self-referring adj., and later referent adj.

Characterized by self-reference; self-referential.

ΚΠ

1803 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1957) I. §1606 This must be plus'd + by all the foregoing Pains which were self-referent, & by their combination introduce a selfish Brooding into this latter Pain.

1865 N. Brit. Rev. Dec. 198/1 The philosopher of the Republic cannot be selfish or self-referent, for he can scarcely be said to have a self.

1943 Mind 52 20 Man's power over..himself as he appears in the self-referent perspective.

1979 Sci. Amer. Nov. 29/3 These irreducible questions tend, however, to be rather artificial and self-referent.

2010 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 69 1617 Economics seems to be closed in a self-referent dimension, impervious to any influence by reality.

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

单词	self-referent
释义	self-referentadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rənt/, /ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rn̩t/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈrɛf(ə)rənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: self- prefix, Latin referent-, referēns, referre. Etymology: < self- prefix + classical Latin referent-, referēns, present participle of referre refer v. Compare slightly earlier self-reference n., slightly later self-referring adj., and later referent adj. Characterized by self-reference; self-referential. ΚΠ 1803 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1957) I. §1606 This must be plus'd + by all the foregoing Pains which were self-referent, & by their combination introduce a selfish Brooding into this latter Pain. 1865 N. Brit. Rev. Dec. 198/1 The philosopher of the Republic cannot be selfish or self-referent, for he can scarcely be said to have a self. 1943 Mind 52 20 Man's power over..himself as he appears in the self-referent perspective. 1979 Sci. Amer. Nov. 29/3 These irreducible questions tend, however, to be rather artificial and self-referent. 2010 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 69 1617 Economics seems to be closed in a self-referent dimension, impervious to any influence by reality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1803
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