单词 | self-revealed |
释义 | self-revealedadj. 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. ΘΚΠ 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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