单词 | of oneself |
释义 | > as lemmasof oneself b. of oneself: by one's own impetus or motion; without the instigation or aid of another; essentially. Compare in prep. 10.Now usually only in of itself, of themselves. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adverb] freelyeOE wilfullyc1000 by one's willOE of oneselfOE self-willesOE of one's own willOE willyOE with one's willc1175 voluntarilyc1374 wilfulc1380 of one's own heada1393 willea1400 willilya1400 of (free) voluntyc1402 of or at one's (own) voluntyc1402 of one's own motion1419 of (also by, with) one's (own) goodwill?a1425 on one's own heada1425 of (also by, on, upon) one's own accorda1450 activelyc1454 willinglyc1475 voluntary1480 liberallya1500 of one's own swinge1548 voluntariously1550 voluntarlyc1568 for favour1574 at voluntary1585 of, out of, upon, or at (a person's) own voluntary1585 selfly1595 motu proprio1603 ultroneously1627 unimposedly1647 spontaneously1660 needlessly1710 unmechanically1764 OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 28 Ic ne do nan þing of me sylfum. OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) xviii. 34 Cwyst þu þis of ðe sylfum? c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 74 Teȝȝ ne gilltenn nohht. Þurrh flæshess unntrummnesse. Acc þurrh þatt laþe modiȝleȝȝe. Þatt comm all off hemm sellfenn. a1325 (?c1300) Northern Passion (Cambr. Gg.1.1) 35 (MED) Of him silf ne had he it noth; þe holi gost pult hit in his þoth. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) John v. 19 The sone may not of him silf do ony thing, no but that thing that he schal se the fadir doynge. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 24 Þe cuntree es strang ynogh of þe self [?a1425 Titus of himself]. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 166 (MED) No þing hangiþ of him silf neiþir comeþ oute fro him silf. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 152 Whatsoever thyng wer not of it self eivill. 1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. Bv A man that of him selfe, Sits downe and bids you welcome to your feast. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 86 When an Oxe or a Cow in auntient time did die of themselues. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 503 I speake not of my selfe or without booke. 1707 W. Funnell Voy. round World ii. 20 The Goats..would many of them come of themselves to be milked. a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) I. 106 Matter is of itself entirely passive, incapable of moving itself. 1836 T. Carlyle Let. 16 May I judged that Robert and you were happy enough of yourselves for the present. 1886 Athenæum 30 Oct. 561/1 [They] therefore can do nothing good of themselves. 1919 Outing Mar. 317/3 It is doubtful if the aeroplane will ever dislodge the suburban trolley. It will be a sport in itself, sufficient of itself to thrill and allure. 1984 A. Carter Nights at Circus ii. iv. 122 Sometimes it seems..that the faces exist of themselves, in a disembodied somewhere, waiting for the clown who will wear them. 2000 T. Robbins Fierce Invalids 309 Being a thing in and of itself, her kiss..was not necessarily a mere prelude to other activity. of oneself ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > by oneself by oneself (himself, themselves, etc.)eOE myself one (also alone)a1300 of oneselfc1450 sole1450 post alone1478 solely1495 high-lone1533 myselfc1540 lone1613 solus cum solo1742 on one's ownio1908 on one's Pat Malone1908 on one's lonely(-o)1919 on one's ownsome1921 on one's jack1931 on one's tod1934 c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 33 We ben sengle of us silf, & semen ful bare. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. xi. sig. L4 Swift Awniduff, which of the English man is cal'de Blacke water. View more context for this quotation 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K1 Shee was solitary, and of her selfe. View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §323 Another apple, of the same kind, that lay of it Self. < as lemmas |
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