单词 | self-lived |
释义 | † self-livedadj.1 Obsolete. rare. 1. Of a puppet: animated by the puppeteer. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [adjective] > animated by self-lived1605 vitalized1843 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 333 Nor craftie Iuglers, can more easily make Their selfe-liu'd Puppets (for their Lucres sake) To skip..and play. 2. Having independent or separate existence. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adjective] > not influenced by others self-lived1642 self-governed1709 self-guided1733 independent1735 uninfluenced1735 sole1747 go-alone1807 autonomic1810 maverick1886 go-it-alone1895 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N5 The soul then works by it self, and is self-liv'd. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 66 The dark material mass, Malignant, uncreate, inert, self-lived, Which lay, a weltering chaos, deep below. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2018). self-livedadj.2 Of a life: lived without reference to others; self-centred, selfish. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > living for oneself self-lived1902 1902 G. R. Hall Human Evol. iii. 67 The best animal is the strongest, and that through a self-lived life. 1945 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 Apr. 4/1 The self-lived life is the isolated, confused, and unhealthy life. 2017 S. Michels Sinclair Lewis & Amer. Democracy 167 The Lonely Crowd..touts the virtue of the ‘inner-directed’ life against the modern trend of taking your cues from society. A self-lived life can be good. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11605adj.21902 |
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