self-actionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈakʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈækʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, action n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + action n. Compare earlier self-acting adj.

Independent action; action performed without external cause or assistance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > uninfluenced by external impulse

self-action1613

self-activity1644

spontaneity1651

vacuum activity1953

the mind > will > free will > [noun] > self-determination, etc.

self-action1613

ownhood1649

self-determination1652

self-determining1675

self-determinism1874

1613 L. Bayly Practise of Pietie (ed. 3) 361 Haue euer an eye to Gods will, least thy self-action, turnes to thine owne destruction.

a1720 J. Webster Select Serm. (1723) iv. 69 The Life of the Insect and Animal is one, the Life of the Soul another..; but there is something of Self-action in every Life.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. x. 178 At the feet of my Superior I have laid down the right of self-action—the privilege of independence.

1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. i. 38 The existence of moral self-action or free-will.

1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcviii. 613 The Hellenic world while yet in the period of full life, in freedom and self-action.

1908 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 664 The self action for advancing the blank..and the automatic return motion of the disc cutter are extremely ingenious.

1946 Phylon 7 162 Insulated communities can no longer exist unless by self-choice and self-action.

2005 Hist. Workshop Jrnl. Autumn 210 The agenda appears to leave little room for local patriotism or self-action.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-action
释义	self-actionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈakʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈækʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, action n. Etymology: < self- prefix + action n. Compare earlier self-acting adj. Independent action; action performed without external cause or assistance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > uninfluenced by external impulse self-action1613 self-activity1644 spontaneity1651 vacuum activity1953 the mind > will > free will > [noun] > self-determination, etc. self-action1613 ownhood1649 self-determination1652 self-determining1675 self-determinism1874 1613 L. Bayly Practise of Pietie (ed. 3) 361 Haue euer an eye to Gods will, least thy self-action, turnes to thine owne destruction. a1720 J. Webster Select Serm. (1723) iv. 69 The Life of the Insect and Animal is one, the Life of the Soul another..; but there is something of Self-action in every Life. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. x. 178 At the feet of my Superior I have laid down the right of self-action—the privilege of independence. 1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. i. 38 The existence of moral self-action or free-will. 1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcviii. 613 The Hellenic world while yet in the period of full life, in freedom and self-action. 1908 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 664 The self action for advancing the blank..and the automatic return motion of the disc cutter are extremely ingenious. 1946 Phylon 7 162 Insulated communities can no longer exist unless by self-choice and self-action. 2005 Hist. Workshop Jrnl. Autumn 210 The agenda appears to leave little room for local patriotism or self-action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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