self-identifyv.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfʌɪˈdɛntᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfaɪˈdɛn(t)əˌfaɪ/,

/ˌsɛlfəˈdɛn(t)əˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, identify v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + identify v., after self-identification n. 2. Compare earlier self-identified adj., self-identifying adj.

1. intransitive. With as. To identify or describe oneself as belonging to a particular category or group of people; to assign a particular characteristic or categorization to oneself. Cf. identify v. 2d.

ΚΠ

1969 Pharos-Tribune & Press (Logansport, Indiana) 29 Aug. Some 44 per cent [of college students] self-identified as independents.

1973 Social Sci. Q. 53 654/1 The main purpose is to ascertain whether students who self-identify as ‘Chicanos’ differ in their social and political perceptions.

1981 Washington Post 2 Aug. a5/1 More and more persons in this country are self-identifying as Republicans.

1999 A. Raj et al. in L. Gibney et al. Preventing HIV in Developing Countries viii. 164 Men who have sex with men may not self-identify as gay or bisexual.

2015 Australian (Nexis) 21 July 12 Ninety-two per cent of Australians self-identify as middle class.

2. transitive (reflexive). With as: = sense 1.

ΚΠ

1969 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 34 879/2 The..widespread tendency to self-identify oneself as a resident of ‘South Shore’ is indicative of a common stake in the area.

1983 N.Y. Times (Electronic ed.) 15 May a28 A large number of Italian-Americans decline to ‘self-identify’ themselves as Italians.

2015 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 4 Apr. a2/6 He self-identified himself as a pedophile.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-identify
释义	self-identifyv. Brit. /ˌsɛlfʌɪˈdɛntᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfaɪˈdɛn(t)əˌfaɪ/, /ˌsɛlfəˈdɛn(t)əˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, identify v. Etymology: < self- prefix + identify v., after self-identification n. 2. Compare earlier self-identified adj., self-identifying adj. 1. intransitive. With as. To identify or describe oneself as belonging to a particular category or group of people; to assign a particular characteristic or categorization to oneself. Cf. identify v. 2d. ΚΠ 1969 Pharos-Tribune & Press (Logansport, Indiana) 29 Aug. Some 44 per cent [of college students] self-identified as independents. 1973 Social Sci. Q. 53 654/1 The main purpose is to ascertain whether students who self-identify as ‘Chicanos’ differ in their social and political perceptions. 1981 Washington Post 2 Aug. a5/1 More and more persons in this country are self-identifying as Republicans. 1999 A. Raj et al. in L. Gibney et al. Preventing HIV in Developing Countries viii. 164 Men who have sex with men may not self-identify as gay or bisexual. 2015 Australian (Nexis) 21 July 12 Ninety-two per cent of Australians self-identify as middle class. 2. transitive (reflexive). With as: = sense 1. ΚΠ 1969 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 34 879/2 The..widespread tendency to self-identify oneself as a resident of ‘South Shore’ is indicative of a common stake in the area. 1983 N.Y. Times (Electronic ed.) 15 May a28 A large number of Italian-Americans decline to ‘self-identify’ themselves as Italians. 2015 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 4 Apr. a2/6 He self-identified himself as a pedophile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1969
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