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单词 self-determination
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self-determinationn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˌtəːmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˌtərməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, determination n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + determination n. Compare slightly later self-determine v.
1.
a. The power or freedom to direct oneself or act independently; the capacity for free will; (formerly also) †an act proceeding from this, an independent act (obsolete). In later use: esp. the process of, or capacity for, determining one's own course of life.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > [noun] > self-determination, etc.
self-action1613
ownhood1649
self-determination1652
self-determining1675
self-determinism1874
1652 R. Baxter Friendly Accomodation 358 The souls first Conatus or self determination to understand and will, is in the predicament of Action.
1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 755 As necessary Agents, that have no free-will or principle of self determination.
1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. xvii. 407 The Ideas of Men and self-determination appear to be connected.
1775 A. M. Toplady Scheme Christian Necessity v. 93 Faith hangs, not upon Man's Self-determination, but on God's own Self-determined Election.
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. iv. 59 Our fearful and wonderful inward nature..has a power of self-determination.
1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. iii. 89 It is your will which, by a voluntary self-determination, caused the movement of the muscles of your arm.
1879 Rose-Belford's Canad. Monthly May 575/1 From woman's right of self-determination follows also the correlative right to enter any employment or profession for which she has the taste and qualification.
1913 H. W. Wright Self-realization ii. v. 162 If we understand that the true meaning of freedom is self-determination we are able to perceive how far both Libertarianism and Determinism are right.
1927 F. M. Thrasher Gang iv. xxii. 526 Not all gangs are bad or vicious. Most gangs, however, left to self-determination, engage in activities that are meaningless.
1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 293 Many female heretics, such as members of the Family of Love, had joined..because they offered new scope for female self-determination.
2012 Church Times 13 Jan. 7/3 Those offering formal counselling to people with unwanted SSA [= same-sex attraction] must exercise considerable caution. They must..show respect for client autonomy and self-determination.
b. spec. The process or result of a nation determining its own statehood and form of government; this regarded as a right.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > national independence > self-determination
self-determination1911
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 653/1 The more enlightened of the emperors..made a genuine endeavour to give a due share in the work of government to the various subject races. But nothing could compensate for the lack of self-determination.
1918 W. Wilson in N.Y. Times 12 Feb. 1/5 National aspirations must be respected; peoples may now be dominated and governed only by their own consent. ‘Self-determination’ is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril.
1922 F. A. Vanderlip What next in Europe? v. 70 Application of the principle of self-determination as carried out by these Treaties was a most dangerous experiment.
1946 D. L. Sayers Unpop. Opinions 100 Eire demanded self-determination... Northern Ireland also wanted self-determination, and was determined to remain with England.
1968 ‘J. le Carré’ Small Town in Germany x. 162 The Yanks are going crazy about self-determination. Why don't they try it in East Germany?
2013 Daily Tel. 6 Feb. 14/2 The people of the Falklands are British. They remain free to choose their own futures, both politically and economically, and have a right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Charter.
2. The quality or condition of being determined to achieve or do something; firmness of purpose, inner resoluteness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [noun]
willOE
businessa1387
wilfulnessc1386
restc1400
point1477
appointmenta1535
firmitude?1541
resoluteness?1560
resolve1592
resolution1594
constancy1603
resolvance1603
resolvedness1611
intensiona1619
determinateness1652
decisiveness1714
determinedness1747
decision1770
decidedness1800
setness1818
determinativeness1821
determination1822
virtu1876
the courage of one's convictions or opinions1878
self-determination1890
adamancy1898
drivenness1902
adamance1925
1890 Times & Reg. (U.S.) 22 Nov. 480/1 There is a certain percentage of cures [of inebriety] under hypnotic treatment, as indeed there is with no treatment at all, by sheer self-determination.
1949 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 1 Sept. 10/1 A new pattern of behavior which substitutes reality for fantasy and self-determination for escapism.
1974 Houston County Courier (Crockett, Texas) 10 Jan. 9/4 Miss Byrd is to be commended in her self determination in completing her education.
1989 D. Maharidge & M. Williamson And their Children after Them iv. i. 132 As her family came apart, she became bitter but full of self-determination.
2017 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 6 May (Business section) 39 The devastation he's seen..instilled a steely sense of resolve..[and] self-determination.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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