DIYadj.n.

Brit.

/diːʌɪˈwʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌdiaɪˈwaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, as an initialism.

Etymology: Initialism < the initial letters of do-it-yourself (see do-it-yourself adj. and n.).Apparently used earlier as the name of a 4-H club (see 4-H n.):1932 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 Nov. 9/2 Don is president of the D.I.Y. Junior 4-H club, a dairy club.

A. adj.

1. = do-it-yourself adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1953 Printers' Ink 3 Apr. 9 Do-it-yourself is going on the road. The recent show in New York, the first formal get together of manufacturers of DIY products, is called an enormous success.

1970 Guardian 30 July 9/6 A DIY inflatable dome kit..for £30.

1971 Sunday Times 30 May (Colour Suppl.) 29 Sell shocks on your accessory counter and catch the D.I.Y. motorist as well.

1985 Investors Chron. 8 Nov. 11/1 The edge-of-town DIY chains..rely on big-ticket leisure purchases.

1990 Which? Bks. Apr. 4/2 (caption) For the D-I-Y beginner there are clear, easy-to-follow explanations for a wide range of jobs.

2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 30/1 (advt.) All products available D.I.Y. or fitted.

2003 Daily Tel. 5 Feb. 3/1 A world removed from the sprawling suburb of strip malls, DIY superstores and office parks where she spent her childhood.

2. = do-it-yourself adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional

unprofessional1770

amateur1814

unbusiness-like1824

amateurish1847

hackish1868

unbusiness1901

amateur night1910

amateur hour1925

do-it-yourself1959

DIY1991

1991 Independent 3 Dec. 11/7 The Natural Death Centre aims..to provide information about d-i-y and green funerals.

1993 Rolling Stone 8 July 97/1 Proof that hip-hop is the modern answer to DIY rock.

2005 Daily Tel. 24 Oct. 11/3 A certain requirement among cutting-edge British audiences for concerts to be DIY and slightly beyond the boundaries.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 27 Mar. (Arts & Leisure section) 16/1 In a net-neutral future it should still be possible, theoretically, for anyone with a camera and some willing friends to shoot a D.I.Y. video and put it online.

B. n.

= do-it-yourself n.

ΚΠ

1954 Argus (Melbourne) 5 Nov. 9/1 (advt.) One of the most useful tools now helping to popularise ‘D.-I.-Y.’ is the Black & Decker All Purpose Unit.

1978 I. Murdoch Sea 228 ‘He likes DIY.’ ‘DIY?’ ‘Do It Yourself.’

1983 P. Manning How to be Wally 88 DIY is manly and nous-intensive and gives you an excuse to..for once in your life look as if you know what you're doing.

1991 Dateline Mag. Jan. 39/2 (advt.) Likes animals, DIY, TV, gardening, reading, car boot markets.

2005 Independent 2 May 27/1 DIY seems to be in decline.

Derivatives

DIˈYer n. = do-it-yourselfer n.

ΚΠ

1960 M. T. Forster How-to for Home Owners xiii. 168 It has been estimated that currently DIYers funnel up to two billion dollars' worth of work away from bona fide contractors annually.

1992 I. Rankin Strip Jack (1993) vi. 116 ‘There's a few slates missing, and the gutters could do with patching up.’ Moffat spoke with the confidence of the DIYer.

2010 Ideal Home May 103/3 If you're an experienced DIYer you might choose to lay your new flooring yourself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diy
释义	DIYadj.n. Brit. /diːʌɪˈwʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌdiaɪˈwaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, as an initialism. Etymology: Initialism < the initial letters of do-it-yourself (see do-it-yourself adj. and n.).Apparently used earlier as the name of a 4-H club (see 4-H n.):1932 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 Nov. 9/2 Don is president of the D.I.Y. Junior 4-H club, a dairy club. A. adj. 1. = do-it-yourself adj. 1. ΚΠ 1953 Printers' Ink 3 Apr. 9 Do-it-yourself is going on the road. The recent show in New York, the first formal get together of manufacturers of DIY products, is called an enormous success. 1970 Guardian 30 July 9/6 A DIY inflatable dome kit..for £30. 1971 Sunday Times 30 May (Colour Suppl.) 29 Sell shocks on your accessory counter and catch the D.I.Y. motorist as well. 1985 Investors Chron. 8 Nov. 11/1 The edge-of-town DIY chains..rely on big-ticket leisure purchases. 1990 Which? Bks. Apr. 4/2 (caption) For the D-I-Y beginner there are clear, easy-to-follow explanations for a wide range of jobs. 2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 30/1 (advt.) All products available D.I.Y. or fitted. 2003 Daily Tel. 5 Feb. 3/1 A world removed from the sprawling suburb of strip malls, DIY superstores and office parks where she spent her childhood. 2. = do-it-yourself adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional unprofessional1770 amateur1814 unbusiness-like1824 amateurish1847 hackish1868 unbusiness1901 amateur night1910 amateur hour1925 do-it-yourself1959 DIY1991 1991 Independent 3 Dec. 11/7 The Natural Death Centre aims..to provide information about d-i-y and green funerals. 1993 Rolling Stone 8 July 97/1 Proof that hip-hop is the modern answer to DIY rock. 2005 Daily Tel. 24 Oct. 11/3 A certain requirement among cutting-edge British audiences for concerts to be DIY and slightly beyond the boundaries. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 27 Mar. (Arts & Leisure section) 16/1 In a net-neutral future it should still be possible, theoretically, for anyone with a camera and some willing friends to shoot a D.I.Y. video and put it online. B. n. = do-it-yourself n. ΚΠ 1954 Argus (Melbourne) 5 Nov. 9/1 (advt.) One of the most useful tools now helping to popularise ‘D.-I.-Y.’ is the Black & Decker All Purpose Unit. 1978 I. Murdoch Sea 228 ‘He likes DIY.’ ‘DIY?’ ‘Do It Yourself.’ 1983 P. Manning How to be Wally 88 DIY is manly and nous-intensive and gives you an excuse to..for once in your life look as if you know what you're doing. 1991 Dateline Mag. Jan. 39/2 (advt.) Likes animals, DIY, TV, gardening, reading, car boot markets. 2005 Independent 2 May 27/1 DIY seems to be in decline. Derivatives DIˈYer n. = do-it-yourselfer n. ΚΠ 1960 M. T. Forster How-to for Home Owners xiii. 168 It has been estimated that currently DIYers funnel up to two billion dollars' worth of work away from bona fide contractors annually. 1992 I. Rankin Strip Jack (1993) vi. 116 ‘There's a few slates missing, and the gutters could do with patching up.’ Moffat spoke with the confidence of the DIYer. 2010 Ideal Home May 103/3 If you're an experienced DIYer you might choose to lay your new flooring yourself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas D.I.Y. D.I.Y. n. see do-it-yourself adj. and n. extracted from Dn. < adj.n.1953 as lemmas
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DIYadj.n.

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