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单词 self-revealed
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self-revealedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfrᵻˈviːld/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈvild/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, revealed adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + revealed adj. Compare earlier self-revealing adj., self-revelation n.
Of a person or God: that has revealed himself or herself (to be what is specified). Of a person's character, motives, etc.: revealed by that person's own words or actions.
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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] > revealed by own action
self-revealed1787
1787 J. Barlow Vision of Columbus 216 What cause mysterious could the thought impart?.. It proves him [sc. God], self-reveal'd.
c1808 Coleridge's Lect. 1808–1819 on Lit. (1987) I. 64 The unmistakable and self-revealed Character of the Teacher.
1846 Satirist 26 Apr. 135/2 Some may fancy..that his self-revealed villany is too bad to be believed.
1917 W. C. Bruce (title) Benjamin Franklin self-revealed. A biographical and critical study based mainly on his own writings.
1978 Church Times 11 Aug. 6/3 Barth's God is God self-revealed not as a doormat but as Father, Son and Spirit.
2014 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 12 Apr. 34 It is the moments of personal candour in both books—the self-revealed character flaws..—that make them good reads.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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