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单词 self-explained
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self-explainedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻkˈspleɪnd/, /ˌsɛlfɛkˈspleɪnd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪkˈspleɪnd/, /ˌsɛlfɛkˈspleɪnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, explained adj. at explain v. Derivatives.
Etymology: < self- prefix + explained adj. at explain v. Derivatives.
Able to be understood without explanation; explained by itself.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adjective] > self-explanatory
self-explained1726
self-explanatory1737
self-explaining1821
1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 650 The vision self-explain'd.
a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1849) 2nd Ser. 209/2 The excellence of the German language is its independence; its compound words being like the Greek, self-explained.
1860 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 17 May If they had been guilty of that crime, of course..their preparation is natural and self-explained.
1939 Mod. Lang Notes 54 434 This article was written by William Kenrick, and its scurrility is thus partly self-explained, for he was undoubtedly as rancorous a knave as it was possible to meet.
2007 Surface Fabrication 23 36 Properly maintained automated equipment is the self-explained key to his success in the industry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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