self-startingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈstɑːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈstɑrdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, starting adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + starting adj.

1. That starts itself automatically or spontaneously; that does not need to be started manually or by an external device; spec. designating an internal combustion engine that is started by starter motor, or a motor vehicle or other machine equipped with such an engine. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > coming into operation automatically

self-starting1850

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic > semi-automatic

self-starting1850

semi-automatic1903

smart1972

1850 New-Bedford (Mass.) Mercury 22 Nov. 2/7 Mr. Sewall B. Walton..succeeded in making a machine that possesses a self-starting power, and a self-acting motion.

1866 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. 268 An arrangement for rendering the self-adjusting injector also self-starting has been contrived at the writer's works.

1884 Engineering 8 Feb. 129/3 It has often been proposed to make a self-starting gas engine, and there are many patents for the purpose.

1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 556/2 Self-starting motor-cars.

1927 M. Asquith Lay Serm. i. 22 After making elaborate notes on all his self-starting symptoms, he wrote a long prescription.

1965 Wireless World July 56/1 (advt.) Synchronous electric clock movements... Self starting.

1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 714/1 Single-phase induction motors are not self-starting unless steps are taken to make them so.

2015 Engin. & Industr. Rev. (Nexis) Oct. Measuring 6.5 feet in length and four in width, the self-starting plane can carry up to 80 kilograms.

2. Of a person: able to use act on one's own initiative; resourceful, dynamic, motivated by oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated > specific

self-driven1694

well-motivated1885

self-motivated1900

profit-motivated1921

self-starting1940

1940 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 7 Feb. 6/5 His mother..gave way to panic. In the presence of a group of his friends, she ordered her six-foot, self-starting young man to go to bed.

1951 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 16 Sept. 6/1 The workshops in the schools..are the laboratories for the cultivation of informed, efficient, self-starting American citizens.

1967 Financial Times 2 Aug. 14/5 (advt.) A self-starting Sales Executive in mid-thirties..seeks position where his initiative will not be stifled.

1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xxi. 412 Harris said that home schooling produced more independent, ‘self-starting’ children.

2015 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 17 Dec. I've..been hugely influenced by some family friends who are amazing, self-starting, successful businesspeople.

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

单词	self-starting
释义	self-startingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈstɑːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈstɑrdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, starting adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + starting adj. 1. That starts itself automatically or spontaneously; that does not need to be started manually or by an external device; spec. designating an internal combustion engine that is started by starter motor, or a motor vehicle or other machine equipped with such an engine. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > coming into operation automatically self-starting1850 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic > semi-automatic self-starting1850 semi-automatic1903 smart1972 1850 New-Bedford (Mass.) Mercury 22 Nov. 2/7 Mr. Sewall B. Walton..succeeded in making a machine that possesses a self-starting power, and a self-acting motion. 1866 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. 268 An arrangement for rendering the self-adjusting injector also self-starting has been contrived at the writer's works. 1884 Engineering 8 Feb. 129/3 It has often been proposed to make a self-starting gas engine, and there are many patents for the purpose. 1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 556/2 Self-starting motor-cars. 1927 M. Asquith Lay Serm. i. 22 After making elaborate notes on all his self-starting symptoms, he wrote a long prescription. 1965 Wireless World July 56/1 (advt.) Synchronous electric clock movements... Self starting. 1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 714/1 Single-phase induction motors are not self-starting unless steps are taken to make them so. 2015 Engin. & Industr. Rev. (Nexis) Oct. Measuring 6.5 feet in length and four in width, the self-starting plane can carry up to 80 kilograms. 2. Of a person: able to use act on one's own initiative; resourceful, dynamic, motivated by oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated > specific self-driven1694 well-motivated1885 self-motivated1900 profit-motivated1921 self-starting1940 1940 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 7 Feb. 6/5 His mother..gave way to panic. In the presence of a group of his friends, she ordered her six-foot, self-starting young man to go to bed. 1951 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 16 Sept. 6/1 The workshops in the schools..are the laboratories for the cultivation of informed, efficient, self-starting American citizens. 1967 Financial Times 2 Aug. 14/5 (advt.) A self-starting Sales Executive in mid-thirties..seeks position where his initiative will not be stifled. 1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xxi. 412 Harris said that home schooling produced more independent, ‘self-starting’ children. 2015 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 17 Dec. I've..been hugely influenced by some family friends who are amazing, self-starting, successful businesspeople. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1850
随便看	goldballs goldbeat goldbeaten goldbeater goldbeater's skin goldbeaters goldbloom goldbreasted trumpeter goldbrick goldbricked goldbricker goldbrickers goldbricking goldbricks goldbright goldbrown goldburned goldcapped goldcapped weaver bird goldchained goldclad goldcolored goldcoloured goldcontaining goldcopper