self-biographyn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfbʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfbaɪˈɑɡrəfi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: self- prefix, biography n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + biography n., perhaps after German Selbstbiographie (late 18th cent. or earlier; now usually Selbstbiografie ). Compare slightly later autobiography n. and see discussion at that entry.

An account of the life of an individual written by himself or herself; an autobiography. Also: the genre comprising such work.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > biography > [noun] > types of biography > autobiography or memoirs

story1533

autography1661

memoirs1676

idiographya1734

self-biography1796

autobiography1797

reminiscence1797

autobiog1829

autobio1856

auto1881

curriculum vitae1902

biodata1947

vita1949

c.v.1971

1796 I. D'Israeli Miscellanies 95 (heading) Some observations on diaries, self-biography and self-characters.

1813 J. F. Stanfield Ess. on Biogr. i. i. 2 Our supply of genuine self-biography is but scanty.

1850 J. G. Whittier Old Portraits & Mod. Sketches 34 The dead generations live again in these old self-biographies.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 125/4 (advt.) Rousseau's Confessions. Complete, unexpurgated translation of this most outspoken document in self-biography.

1989 G. T. Couser Altered Egos v. 72 Mark Twain's late attempt at a definitive self-biography ultimately tends to illustrate the limits and limitation of the genre.

2002 S. C. Arch in R. Dekker Egodocuments & Hist. 126 Historically, the art of self-biography always edged toward the conception of the self as unique, original, or singular.

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

单词	self-biography
释义	self-biographyn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfbʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfbaɪˈɑɡrəfi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: self- prefix, biography n. Etymology: < self- prefix + biography n., perhaps after German Selbstbiographie (late 18th cent. or earlier; now usually Selbstbiografie ). Compare slightly later autobiography n. and see discussion at that entry. An account of the life of an individual written by himself or herself; an autobiography. Also: the genre comprising such work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > biography > [noun] > types of biography > autobiography or memoirs story1533 autography1661 memoirs1676 idiographya1734 self-biography1796 autobiography1797 reminiscence1797 autobiog1829 autobio1856 auto1881 curriculum vitae1902 biodata1947 vita1949 c.v.1971 1796 I. D'Israeli Miscellanies 95 (heading) Some observations on diaries, self-biography and self-characters. 1813 J. F. Stanfield Ess. on Biogr. i. i. 2 Our supply of genuine self-biography is but scanty. 1850 J. G. Whittier Old Portraits & Mod. Sketches 34 The dead generations live again in these old self-biographies. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 125/4 (advt.) Rousseau's Confessions. Complete, unexpurgated translation of this most outspoken document in self-biography. 1989 G. T. Couser Altered Egos v. 72 Mark Twain's late attempt at a definitive self-biography ultimately tends to illustrate the limits and limitation of the genre. 2002 S. C. Arch in R. Dekker Egodocuments & Hist. 126 Historically, the art of self-biography always edged toward the conception of the self as unique, original, or singular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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