self-orientationn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃn/,

/ˌsɛlfˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃn/,

/ˌsɛlfˌɒrɪənˈteɪʃn/,

/ˌsɛlfˌɒrɪɛnˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌɔriənˈteɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, orientation n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + orientation n. With sense 2 compare earlier self-oriented adj.

a. The action or process of orienting oneself physically, relative to the points of the compass or other given positions; the faculty of doing this; = orientation n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [noun] > finding direction

orientation1883

self-orientation1886

direction-finding1913

orienting1977

1886 Rep. Superintendent U.S. Coast & Geodetic Surv. Year Ending June 1885 479 A habit..of self orientation—by which I mean the faculty of knowing at any point visited for the first time just where to look for other points requisite to the work in hand—will best help to securing a full knowledge of the country.

1936 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 May 20/4 Landmarks, and the marvelous memory of birds..will not suffice to explain birds' self-orientation.

2016 Mirror (Nexis) 15 Sept. Babies, toddlers and children will learn breath control, self-orientation and appropriate swimming postures.

b. Understanding or awareness of oneself, esp. in relation to others; the process of acquiring such understanding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > self-knowledge > [noun]

innerwit1495

self-knowledge1537

self-feeling1590

self-knowing1628

autology1633

self-perception1666

self-recognition1777

self-awareness1876

autognosis1888

self-orientation1895

1895 Amer. Anthropologist 8 256 This self-orientation or incipient reflection is thus seen to be something quite different from self-consciousness in the usual sense.

1936 L. Wirth & E. A. Shils tr. K. Mannheim Ideol. & Utopia i. 22 The acting man must know who he is... Mechanistic psychology..destroyed an important element in the self-orientation of human beings in their everyday life.

1969 Financial Times 21 Nov. 3/4 This film is about a man's self-orientation through his experiences with two girls.

2011 Relig. & Lit. 43 83 Eccles's weakly ethical counsel offers little or no help to Rabbit in his self-orientation.

2. Originally Sociology. The fact of being concerned primarily with one's own needs, interests, etc.; self-oriented attitude or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self

self-centrality1642

selfhood1647

selfism1731

self-involution1800

self-absorption1803

self-consciousness1833

selfdom1852

self-involvement1860

self-centredness1861

self-centration1862

self-centralization1863

self-centralism1890

self-orientation1950

1950 Social Forces 28 384/1 The structural variables of..other-orientation and self-orientation.

1989 Sunday Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. The Thatcherite Eighties..have been a period of self-orientation, self-improvement and self-indulgence.

2003 J. H. McHenry Prayer changes Teens xii. 85 This self-orientation of teens—thinking the world and family life revolve around them and their concerns—partly explains their overuse and domination of the phone.

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

单词	self-orientation
释义	self-orientationn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfˌɒrɪənˈteɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfˌɒrɪɛnˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌɔriənˈteɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, orientation n. Etymology: < self- prefix + orientation n. With sense 2 compare earlier self-oriented adj. 1. a. The action or process of orienting oneself physically, relative to the points of the compass or other given positions; the faculty of doing this; = orientation n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > finding direction orientation1883 self-orientation1886 direction-finding1913 orienting1977 1886 Rep. Superintendent U.S. Coast & Geodetic Surv. Year Ending June 1885 479 A habit..of self orientation—by which I mean the faculty of knowing at any point visited for the first time just where to look for other points requisite to the work in hand—will best help to securing a full knowledge of the country. 1936 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 May 20/4 Landmarks, and the marvelous memory of birds..will not suffice to explain birds' self-orientation. 2016 Mirror (Nexis) 15 Sept. Babies, toddlers and children will learn breath control, self-orientation and appropriate swimming postures. b. Understanding or awareness of oneself, esp. in relation to others; the process of acquiring such understanding. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > self-knowledge > [noun] innerwit1495 self-knowledge1537 self-feeling1590 self-knowing1628 autology1633 self-perception1666 self-recognition1777 self-awareness1876 autognosis1888 self-orientation1895 1895 Amer. Anthropologist 8 256 This self-orientation or incipient reflection is thus seen to be something quite different from self-consciousness in the usual sense. 1936 L. Wirth & E. A. Shils tr. K. Mannheim Ideol. & Utopia i. 22 The acting man must know who he is... Mechanistic psychology..destroyed an important element in the self-orientation of human beings in their everyday life. 1969 Financial Times 21 Nov. 3/4 This film is about a man's self-orientation through his experiences with two girls. 2011 Relig. & Lit. 43 83 Eccles's weakly ethical counsel offers little or no help to Rabbit in his self-orientation. 2. Originally Sociology. The fact of being concerned primarily with one's own needs, interests, etc.; self-oriented attitude or behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self self-centrality1642 selfhood1647 selfism1731 self-involution1800 self-absorption1803 self-consciousness1833 selfdom1852 self-involvement1860 self-centredness1861 self-centration1862 self-centralization1863 self-centralism1890 self-orientation1950 1950 Social Forces 28 384/1 The structural variables of..other-orientation and self-orientation. 1989 Sunday Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. The Thatcherite Eighties..have been a period of self-orientation, self-improvement and self-indulgence. 2003 J. H. McHenry Prayer changes Teens xii. 85 This self-orientation of teens—thinking the world and family life revolve around them and their concerns—partly explains their overuse and domination of the phone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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