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单词 self-righted
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self-rightedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈraɪdᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, righted adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + righted adj., after self-righting n. Compare earlier self-right v.
That has righted itself.In quot. 1901 of a person, as part of an extended metaphor with reference to a ship in a storm.
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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adjective] > self-righted
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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [adjective] > recovered by one's own efforts
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1867 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 5 Sept. 6/4 A lifeboat, which although it may be overturned in a storm, would at once become self-righted.
1901 H. Trench Deirdre Wed & Other Poems 101 He..From storm and mutiny emerged alone Self-righted from the dreadful self-surrender.
2013 Arts & Bks. Rev. (Nexis) 1 June 14 God is back in his heaven, and cinema has returned to Paradiso. But where are the British in this newly self-righted world?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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