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单词 self-condemnable
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self-condemnableadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈdɛmnəbl/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈdɛm(n)əb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, condemnable adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + condemnable adj., after self-condemnation n. Compare earlier self-condemning adj.
rare.
Liable to or worthy of self-condemnation; intrinsically condemnable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > guilt > [adjective] > carrying own condemnation
self-condemnable1728
1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 70 Instead of becoming sufficient of themselves, to clear the ill Disposition of the separate Parts which form the Unity of the Whole, they become self-condemnable, by being the Result of human Productions.
1986 J. E. Atwell Ends & Princ. in Kant’s Moral Thought vi. 133 The liar, if not (every act of) lying, is condemnable, or at least self-condemnable, for the reason cited above.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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