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单词 self-abnegating
释义

self-abnegatingadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈabnᵻɡeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈæbnəˌɡeɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, abnegate v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < self- prefix + abnegate v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier self-abnegation n.
Of a person: that denies himself or herself something valuable or desirable; that renounces his or her own needs or desires. Of a thing: characterized by or involving self-denial or self-renunciation.
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society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] > self-abnegating
self-denying1630
self-renouncing1641
self-denied1642
self-annihilated1677
self-renounced1756
self-abnegating1840
self-abnegatory1846
self-renunciatory1850
1840 C. Norton Dream 65 Self-abnegating love and humble worth, Which yet shall consecrate our sinful earth!
1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 22 Amid this self-abnegating silence, what is the self-laudation?
1923 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 44 26 He..has done all for Tibullus that the most devoted and most self-abnegating follower could do.
1967 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 67 2340/3 While the sentimentally enslaved nineteenth century described her [sc. Florence Nightingale] as self-abnegating, humble, and saintly, modern history pictures her as peppery, obstinate, rageful, and demanding.
2016 M. Eidsvåg in A. Gjelsvik & R. Schubart Women of Ice & Fire vii. 152 Sadistic, hurtful, and jealous, she refuses the self-abnegating role, demanding her own life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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