单词 | self-sacrificed |
释义 | self-sacrificedadj. Of one's own life, principles, happiness, etc.: given up in order to help others or to advance a cause. Also (in quot. 1936) in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] selfless1651 unselfish1698 self-sacrificeda1711 self-abandoning1817 self-abandoned1830 sharing1922 a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 83 Self-sacrific'd, his Father's Will, And our Redemption to fulfil. 1822 Niles' Weekly Reg. 12 Oct. 86/1 The number of the Greeks engaged is not mentioned, but it is reported that they lost 18,000 men—self-sacrificed on the altar of liberty. 1889 Quiver 147/1 Thus self-sacrificed he offers to God the sacrifices of worship. 1900 Inscription, Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice, Postman's Park, London Mary Rogers. Stewardess of the Stella, March 30, 1899. Self sacrificed by giving up her life belt and voluntarily going down in the sinking ship. 1936 W. H. Auden Look, Stranger! 65 Honour self-sacrificed for calculation. 2010 West Briton (Nexis) 18 Nov. (Features section) 10 In both examples lives were generously self-sacrificed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1711 |
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