drive-yourselfadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdrʌɪvjəˈsɛlf/,

/ˌdrʌɪvjɔːˈsɛlf/,

/ˌdrʌɪvjʊəˈsɛlf/, U.S.

/ˌdraɪvjərˈsɛlf/,

/ˌdraɪvjɔrˈsɛlf/,

/ˌdraɪvjʊrˈsɛlf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drive v., yourself pron.

Etymology: < drive v. + yourself pron.

Originally North American.

A. adj.

Designating a hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; relating to such vehicles. In later use also: designating a holiday, tour, etc., involving the use of a vehicle (either hired or one's own) that one drives oneself. Cf. self-drive adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > hired without driver

drive-yourself1920

self-drive1923

1920 Brit. Columbia Record 15 Mar. 2/4 Dunsmuir Drive Yourself Auto Livery, Ltd.

1926 Times 9 June 15/3 It will act as a holding company controlling State and local ‘drive yourself’ companies throughout the United States.

1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest xviii. 179 I found Dick Foley in a hired drive-yourself Buick.

1959 G. M. Wilson Shadows on Landing viii. 88 The drive-yourself car with David at the wheel.

1971 Daily Mail 16 Jan. 7 (advt.) 7 day drive yourself tour of Ireland with return airfare, hotel & self-drive car.

2018 @nathanialoffer 12 July in twitter.com (accessed 23 Jan. 2020) I helped a mate move from Mandurah to Clarkson..using a drive yourself truck and it only took 1 trip.

B. n.

A hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur. Also similarly: a hired motor-driven boat which one drives oneself. Cf. self-drive n. Now somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1935 A. B. Toklas Let. 3 Mar. in G. Stein & C. Van Vechten Lett. (2013) 403 It is Sunday morning, our car awaits below (Baby W. has got a drive yourself and with a map we will soon start to drive about Chicago and its environs).

1962 W. H. Murray Maelstrom viii. 109 He would hire a ‘drive-yourself’ at Tarbert.

1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Dec. 31 Barging offers many choices. You can have a drive-yourself, or a large or small hotel-barge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drive-yourself
释义	drive-yourselfadj.n. Brit. /ˌdrʌɪvjəˈsɛlf/, /ˌdrʌɪvjɔːˈsɛlf/, /ˌdrʌɪvjʊəˈsɛlf/, U.S. /ˌdraɪvjərˈsɛlf/, /ˌdraɪvjɔrˈsɛlf/, /ˌdraɪvjʊrˈsɛlf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drive v., yourself pron. Etymology: < drive v. + yourself pron. Originally North American. A. adj. Designating a hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; relating to such vehicles. In later use also: designating a holiday, tour, etc., involving the use of a vehicle (either hired or one's own) that one drives oneself. Cf. self-drive adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > hired without driver drive-yourself1920 self-drive1923 1920 Brit. Columbia Record 15 Mar. 2/4 Dunsmuir Drive Yourself Auto Livery, Ltd. 1926 Times 9 June 15/3 It will act as a holding company controlling State and local ‘drive yourself’ companies throughout the United States. 1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest xviii. 179 I found Dick Foley in a hired drive-yourself Buick. 1959 G. M. Wilson Shadows on Landing viii. 88 The drive-yourself car with David at the wheel. 1971 Daily Mail 16 Jan. 7 (advt.) 7 day drive yourself tour of Ireland with return airfare, hotel & self-drive car. 2018 @nathanialoffer 12 July in twitter.com (accessed 23 Jan. 2020) I helped a mate move from Mandurah to Clarkson..using a drive yourself truck and it only took 1 trip. B. n. A hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur. Also similarly: a hired motor-driven boat which one drives oneself. Cf. self-drive n. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1935 A. B. Toklas Let. 3 Mar. in G. Stein & C. Van Vechten Lett. (2013) 403 It is Sunday morning, our car awaits below (Baby W. has got a drive yourself and with a map we will soon start to drive about Chicago and its environs). 1962 W. H. Murray Maelstrom viii. 109 He would hire a ‘drive-yourself’ at Tarbert. 1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Dec. 31 Barging offers many choices. You can have a drive-yourself, or a large or small hotel-barge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1920
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