单词 | self-approbation |
释义 | > as lemmasself-approbation self-approbation n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfaprə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌæprəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ ΚΠ 1640 J. Jackson Key of Knowl. sig. F (margin) Yet selfe exami[n]ation is not enough with out selfe approbation. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) ix. 73 With the smiles of self-approbation upon her equals. 1863 A. Blomfield Mem. Bp. Blomfield II. viii. 173 Had he been given to self-approbation, [he] might have claimed no small part of the credit. 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xi. 182 He uttered his little cough of self-approbation. 2005 New Yorker 28 Nov. 184/2 He..raises his hands in self-approbation, as if he had just won an election. < as lemmas |
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