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单词 self-delight
释义

self-delightn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈlaɪt/
Forms: see self- prefix and delight n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, delight n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + delight n.
Delight in oneself or one's existence.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > vanity > [noun]
idleshipa1250
vanitya1340
self-love1539
self-liking1549
conceit1563
vainness1567
self-pridea1586
self-delight1591
self-admiration1609
self-respect1609
self-lovingnessa1628
self-idolatry1643
self-idolizing1643
selfism1731
coxcombry1745
coxcombliness1765
coxcombicality1766
coxcombery1774
narcissism1822
narcism1938
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > vain joy > joy in oneself
self-delight1591
1591 R. Southwell Marie Magdalens Funeral Teares f. 64v Least you loose your selues in too much selfe delight.
1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 123 Seeing it affords such sweet self-delight to the Sense.
a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 41 in Wks. (1721) II. God sits unchang'd in glorious Height, Self-life, Self-love, and Self-delight.
1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xv. 197 The invincible instinct towards self-delight.
1929 Travel Nov. 39/2 He thrusts and strains and finally seizes the fish, while the poor mimic still poses, lost in self-delight.
2004 New Yorker 13 Sept. 37/1 Bush campaigns with the eager self-delight of a natural ham.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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