oneselfpron.

Brit.

/ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/, U.S.

/ˌwənˈsɛlf/

Forms:

α. 1500s ones selfe, 1600s ones self, 1600s one's selfe, 1600s–1800s onesself, 1700s–1800s one's self.

β. 1600s one-self, 1600s–1700s one self, 1600s– oneself.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one pron., self n.; one pron., self n.

Etymology: Originally < the genitive of one pron. (compare sense 17a at that entry) + self n., after myself pron. (see discussion at that entry), etc.; in later use partly also < one pron. + self n., after himself pron. and n., itself pron., adj., and adv.

The emphatic and reflexive equivalent of the indefinite pronoun one pron. (The corresponding possessive is one's own: ‘occupied with oneself and one's own affairs’.)

I. In emphatic use.

1. A person's self; himself or herself (meaning or including the speaker or writer). Now frequently in apposition to the indefinite pronoun one. Cf. one self at self pron., adj., n., and adv. Phrases 1.

ΚΠ

1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i.i. sig. D iii^v For a suretie, the myschefe of louynge of ones selfe, is a noyeng or hurtynge pestylence.

1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.iij I defye that birthright that shoulde be of more price, Than helping of ones selfe, I am not so vnwise.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 505 Griefe is felt but by one's selfe.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xii. 378 The earth holds nothing comparable for deadness of weight, with a poor soul really in love—except when it happens to be with oneself!

1837 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 65 A letter behoves to tell about oneself.

1843 Palmerston in L. C. Sanders Life Visct. Palmerston (1888) 15 If one does not know something of them oneself.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) v. 44 One might wear the articles one's-self.

1922 H. V. Esmond Law Divine i. 26 Claudia ‘Can't I help you, Edie?’ Edie ‘No, dear—it's things that one positively must see to oneself.’

1947 E. Fromm Man for Himself 64 The feeling..that one cannot produce anything oneself.

1994 J. Farman Suspiciously Simple Hist. Sci. & Invention (new ed.) vi. 82 One could not be sure of anything unless one had actually done it or seen it oneself.

II. In reflexive use.

2. As direct or indirect object or as the object of a preposition: used as the objective case of one pron. 17a, as in ‘one is obliged to keep oneself to oneself.’In this sense often with low stress; e.g. to apply oneself.

ΚΠ

1548 R. Hutten tr. J. Spangenberg Sum of Diuinitie sig. Cvj^v To exalt ones selfe aboue other men.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. vi. sig. Cc7^v To estimate ones self not by the testimonies of ones Conscience.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. xii. 188 It were Folly to sacrifice one's self for the sake of such.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xiv. 181 The Roman law also justifies homicide, when committed in defence of the chastity either of one~self or relations.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxiii. 186 To be pleased with one's-self is the surest way of offending everybody else.

1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xv. 114 I wonder whether you know how lonely it is to sit down to dinner all by oneself!

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iii. 66 To project oneself at will into remote periods in the past.

1946 E. Waugh Let. 11 June (1980) 230 Of course in order to earn a living (ha ha) it is unavoidable that one exposes oneself to ridicule and obloquy now and then.

1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 105/1 Though it is important to acquaint oneself with best-sellers and sub-literature.., the chief stress should be on literature of enduring aesthetic worth.

2002 New Yorker 22 Apr. 119/1 In Goldsmith's opinion, the development of a better reputation was..just a matter of applying oneself and getting on with it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oneself
释义	oneselfpron. Brit. /ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/, U.S. /ˌwənˈsɛlf/ Forms: α. 1500s ones selfe, 1600s ones self, 1600s one's selfe, 1600s–1800s onesself, 1700s–1800s one's self. β. 1600s one-self, 1600s–1700s one self, 1600s– oneself. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one pron., self n.; one pron., self n. Etymology: Originally < the genitive of one pron. (compare sense 17a at that entry) + self n., after myself pron. (see discussion at that entry), etc.; in later use partly also < one pron. + self n., after himself pron. and n., itself pron., adj., and adv. The emphatic and reflexive equivalent of the indefinite pronoun one pron. (The corresponding possessive is one's own: ‘occupied with oneself and one's own affairs’.) I. In emphatic use. 1. A person's self; himself or herself (meaning or including the speaker or writer). Now frequently in apposition to the indefinite pronoun one. Cf. one self at self pron., adj., n., and adv. Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i.i. sig. D iii^v For a suretie, the myschefe of louynge of ones selfe, is a noyeng or hurtynge pestylence. 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.iij I defye that birthright that shoulde be of more price, Than helping of ones selfe, I am not so vnwise. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 505 Griefe is felt but by one's selfe. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xii. 378 The earth holds nothing comparable for deadness of weight, with a poor soul really in love—except when it happens to be with oneself! 1837 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 65 A letter behoves to tell about oneself. 1843 Palmerston in L. C. Sanders Life Visct. Palmerston (1888) 15 If one does not know something of them oneself. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) v. 44 One might wear the articles one's-self. 1922 H. V. Esmond Law Divine i. 26 Claudia ‘Can't I help you, Edie?’ Edie ‘No, dear—it's things that one positively must see to oneself.’ 1947 E. Fromm Man for Himself 64 The feeling..that one cannot produce anything oneself. 1994 J. Farman Suspiciously Simple Hist. Sci. & Invention (new ed.) vi. 82 One could not be sure of anything unless one had actually done it or seen it oneself. II. In reflexive use. 2. As direct or indirect object or as the object of a preposition: used as the objective case of one pron. 17a, as in ‘one is obliged to keep oneself to oneself.’In this sense often with low stress; e.g. to apply oneself. ΚΠ 1548 R. Hutten tr. J. Spangenberg Sum of Diuinitie sig. Cvj^v To exalt ones selfe aboue other men. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. vi. sig. Cc7^v To estimate ones self not by the testimonies of ones Conscience. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. xii. 188 It were Folly to sacrifice one's self for the sake of such. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xiv. 181 The Roman law also justifies homicide, when committed in defence of the chastity either of one~self or relations. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxiii. 186 To be pleased with one's-self is the surest way of offending everybody else. 1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xv. 114 I wonder whether you know how lonely it is to sit down to dinner all by oneself! 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iii. 66 To project oneself at will into remote periods in the past. 1946 E. Waugh Let. 11 June (1980) 230 Of course in order to earn a living (ha ha) it is unavoidable that one exposes oneself to ridicule and obloquy now and then. 1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 105/1 Though it is important to acquaint oneself with best-sellers and sub-literature.., the chief stress should be on literature of enduring aesthetic worth. 2002 New Yorker 22 Apr. 119/1 In Goldsmith's opinion, the development of a better reputation was..just a matter of applying oneself and getting on with it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < pron.1540
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