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单词 self-suggestive
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self-suggestiveadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfsəˈdʒɛstɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛstɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, suggestive adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + suggestive adj. Compare earlier self-suggested adj. In the specific sense after self-suggestion n.; compare later autosuggestive adj.
Suggested or proposed by oneself; arising from one's own mind or imagination. Also: of or relating to psychological self-suggestion (see self-suggestion n. 2).
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychological study of oneself > suggestion originating from self > [adjective]
self-suggestive1840
autosuggestive1889
1840 Musical World 16 Apr. 234 It is impossible to imagine any intellectual exercise so utterly self-suggestive, or any genius so all-perfect, that its possessor may not profit by the experience of others.
1875 R. S. Storrs Conditions of Success in Preaching ii. 116 The more fully and deeply the plan of the discourse is imbedded in the mind, and made self-suggestive, the more elastic and buoyant is the tread of the mind.
a1901 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality (1903) I. 139 Some self-suggestive machinery by which the patient cures his toothache himself.
1952 Music & Lett. 33 373 A singing teacher works his trick by utilizing the self-suggestive faculty of the pupil.
2003 Irish Times 30 Dec. 15/2 Allen Carr's self-suggestive approach..appears to have a good success rate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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