self-reinforcingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfriːɪnˈfɔːsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌriᵻnˈfɔrsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, reinforcing adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + reinforcing adj., after self-reinforcement n.

1. That physically strengthens or reinforces itself.

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1884 Mech. Engineer 12 July 163/1 The deviations from common practice consist in the method of rendering the furnaces self-reinforcing.

1914 Automobile 30 Apr. 923/1 The fenders are new in shape, self-reinforcing and have been named ridge roof fenders.

2003 D. V. Rosato & D. V. Rosato Plastics Engineered Product Design 519 LCPs [= liquid crystalline polymers]..are called self-reinforcing plastics because of their densely packed fibrous polymer chains.

2. Of an action or process: that strengthens or reinforces itself; that causes itself to increase or intensify.

ΚΠ

1893 W. T. Harris in F. B. Sanborn & W. T. Harris A. Bronson Alcott xiii. 655 Positive, self-reinforcing action is therefore ethical, that which combines with others and helps them.

1936 Rev. Econ. Statistics 18 1/1 Logically, it is quite conceivable that prosperity and depression are not the product of self-reinforcing, cumulative processes.

1984 S. Neuman in V. Mastny Power & Policy in Transition 170 Technological development, entwined in a self-reinforcing cycle with economic growth, remains a major ingredient of power.

2005 New Yorker 25 Apr. 68/3 Although the process would take hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years to fully play out, once begun it would become self-reinforcing and hence virtually impossible to stop.

3. Originally Psychology. Reinforcing a behaviour by means of a self-administered reward or punishment; of or relating to self-reinforcement. More generally: reinforcing or strengthening one's own existing feelings, ideas, or habits.

ΚΠ

1957 B. F. Skinner Verbal Behavior vi. 165 The self-reinforcing speaker ‘says what he likes’.

1963 Jrnl. Exper. Psychol. 66 245/1 The frequency and accuracy of self-reinforcing responses..increased with more learning.

1999 N. Angier Woman xviii. 375 The propaganda gives us a picture of the right man and the ideal woman, and the effect of the propaganda is insidious. It becomes self-reinforcing.

2006 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 11 Jan. a6 Nicotine causes self-reinforcing behaviours, and is highly rewarding. In the brain, it produces the neurobiologic hallmark of addictive substances, a surge of dopamine.

2011 D. Kahneman Thinking, Fast & Slow (2012) iv. 51 A self-reinforcing pattern of cognitive, emotional, and physical responses.

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

单词	self-reinforcing
释义	self-reinforcingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfriːɪnˈfɔːsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌriᵻnˈfɔrsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, reinforcing adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + reinforcing adj., after self-reinforcement n. 1. That physically strengthens or reinforces itself. ΚΠ 1884 Mech. Engineer 12 July 163/1 The deviations from common practice consist in the method of rendering the furnaces self-reinforcing. 1914 Automobile 30 Apr. 923/1 The fenders are new in shape, self-reinforcing and have been named ridge roof fenders. 2003 D. V. Rosato & D. V. Rosato Plastics Engineered Product Design 519 LCPs [= liquid crystalline polymers]..are called self-reinforcing plastics because of their densely packed fibrous polymer chains. 2. Of an action or process: that strengthens or reinforces itself; that causes itself to increase or intensify. ΚΠ 1893 W. T. Harris in F. B. Sanborn & W. T. Harris A. Bronson Alcott xiii. 655 Positive, self-reinforcing action is therefore ethical, that which combines with others and helps them. 1936 Rev. Econ. Statistics 18 1/1 Logically, it is quite conceivable that prosperity and depression are not the product of self-reinforcing, cumulative processes. 1984 S. Neuman in V. Mastny Power & Policy in Transition 170 Technological development, entwined in a self-reinforcing cycle with economic growth, remains a major ingredient of power. 2005 New Yorker 25 Apr. 68/3 Although the process would take hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years to fully play out, once begun it would become self-reinforcing and hence virtually impossible to stop. 3. Originally Psychology. Reinforcing a behaviour by means of a self-administered reward or punishment; of or relating to self-reinforcement. More generally: reinforcing or strengthening one's own existing feelings, ideas, or habits. ΚΠ 1957 B. F. Skinner Verbal Behavior vi. 165 The self-reinforcing speaker ‘says what he likes’. 1963 Jrnl. Exper. Psychol. 66 245/1 The frequency and accuracy of self-reinforcing responses..increased with more learning. 1999 N. Angier Woman xviii. 375 The propaganda gives us a picture of the right man and the ideal woman, and the effect of the propaganda is insidious. It becomes self-reinforcing. 2006 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 11 Jan. a6 Nicotine causes self-reinforcing behaviours, and is highly rewarding. In the brain, it produces the neurobiologic hallmark of addictive substances, a surge of dopamine. 2011 D. Kahneman Thinking, Fast & Slow (2012) iv. 51 A self-reinforcing pattern of cognitive, emotional, and physical responses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884
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