单词 | self-build |
释义 | self-buildadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to the building of homes by their owners; designating something, esp. a house, built by its owner, as opposed to being purchased ready-built. ΚΠ 1951 Manch. Guardian 3 Aug. 5/1 In Birmingham three self-build schemes for ex-servicemen of limited means are under way. 1952 Times 5 Mar. 5/6 (headline) Self-build houses. 1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 13 Dec. 13 (advt.) Renta-tower lightweight self-build staging. 1996 Independent 24 Feb. (Weekend section) 23/3 The self-build movement has grown by around 6 per cent a year throughout the Nineties. 2011 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 29 May 3 In Europe around 50 per cent of houses are self-build and it is considered the norm. B. n. The building of homes by their owners. Also: a house built by its owner. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > other types of house houseOE showernc1175 house of fencec1425 abbey1665 park1750 trust house1751 subhouse1771 hurley-house1814 bure1843 ideal home1854 tholtan1856 picture house1858 village-house1862 tumble-down1866 tree-house1867 mazet1873 riad1881 slaughterhouse1899 whare puni1911 mas1912 social housing1928 quadruplex1939 share house1945 starter home1948 show house1957 painted lady1978 self-build1978 starter1979 Earthship1985 Queenslander1985 des res1986 common house1989 1978 Times 21 Feb. 14/2 It would cover not only orthodox house purchase but self-build, equity sharing and co-ownership where there were individual mortgages. 1991 Which? Apr. 194/1 Self-build's big attraction is that it can save you a lot of money and you get the house you want rather than the one the builder wants you to have. 1999 Massive (City Univ. Students' Union) Mar. 21/2 Heise showed a small model of the Red House, William Morris's self-build. 2006 Build It May (Timber-Frame Houses Suppl.) 11/2 The Dorans considered self-build and, in 1998, began plot-hunting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1951 |
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