Definition of autodidact in English:

autodidact

noun ˈɔːtəʊdɪdaktˌɔdoʊˈdaɪdækt

A self-taught person.
Example sentencesExamples
- He started his artistic career as an autodidact.
- He was an autodidact who taught himself these languages while working as an Assistant Keeper in the British Museum, after completing a Classics degree at Cambridge.
- He said he had come to know a ‘number of strong personalities there, combative workers, autodidacts, sometimes intellectuals’.
- For a man of his scholarly stature and erudition, it is astonishing to note that he was an autodidact in theology and had never earned a theological degree in the strict sense.
- Yet many scholars established in other fields have become ecological autodidacts and have begun to develop research and teaching in environmental subjects.
- An autodidact and a polymath, he studied economics, meteorology, history, genetics, and many other subjects.
- Thankfully these days there is the Internet, where autodidacts like me can find these things out for ourselves.
- Though neither attended university, Jonson was a famous autodidact whose classical learning (including his knowledge of Greek) easily outstripped Shakespeare's.
- It was to a large extent a self-education with the characteristic vices and virtues; when he came to power in 1949 he was still the brilliant autodidact, mixing shrewd unorthodox insights with astonishing ignorance.
- She's a quintessential bookworm, a ferocious autodidact - someone who, whatever her missteps and transgressions, commands our respect and attention.
- One of the true autodidacts of his generation, Kiyooka's formal education ended in grade nine, 1942, when he and his family, identified by federal policy as ‘of the Japanese race’ were forced out of Calgary.
- Like other autodidacts of his time, he aspired to universal knowledge.
- I highly recommend this epoch-making CD-ROM to teachers, students, and even autodidacts.
- She has the vigorous curiosity of the nineteenth-century autodidact, the brash stamina of the colonial settler, and the unselfconscious righteousness of the imperial missionary.
- His music exhibits both the glories and pitfalls of the autodidact.
- He had ended his formal education at the age of 13, lost his given first name during a tour of the South Pacific, and turned himself into a formidable autodidact in the dressing rooms of provincial theatres.
- His teacher was the history he lived through and participated in, his friends the generation of revolutionaries surrounding him - erudite autodidacts of the times.
- Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction.
- They're well-informed autodidacts who feel marginalised by the academy.
- A self-confessed autodidact - he rejected any formal musical training preferring instead to develop his own touch - he proves to be an incredibly talented melodist and arranger.

Derivatives

autodidactic

adjective ɔːtəʊˈdɪdaktɪk

Those of us who are autodidactic don't learn from one source.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘The autodidactic element was one of the identifying characteristics of the New Swiss film, both for filmmakers and technicians’.
- Helene got him a topflight classical guitar teacher, who found the boy stubbornly autodidactic.
- Her instruments inspired the formation of the local senior citizens' gourd band, whose music testifies to the unbounded nature of autodidactic innovation.
- In her lifetime she noted that her work highlighted the unfortunate divide between autodidactic and certified professional therapy.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Greek autodidaktos 'self-taught', from autos 'self' + didaskein 'teach'.

Definition of autodidact in US English:

autodidact

nounˌɔdoʊˈdaɪdæktˌôdōˈdīdakt

A self-taught person.
Example sentencesExamples
- They're well-informed autodidacts who feel marginalised by the academy.
- He said he had come to know a ‘number of strong personalities there, combative workers, autodidacts, sometimes intellectuals’.
- A self-confessed autodidact - he rejected any formal musical training preferring instead to develop his own touch - he proves to be an incredibly talented melodist and arranger.
- An autodidact and a polymath, he studied economics, meteorology, history, genetics, and many other subjects.
- His music exhibits both the glories and pitfalls of the autodidact.
- He had ended his formal education at the age of 13, lost his given first name during a tour of the South Pacific, and turned himself into a formidable autodidact in the dressing rooms of provincial theatres.
- One of the true autodidacts of his generation, Kiyooka's formal education ended in grade nine, 1942, when he and his family, identified by federal policy as ‘of the Japanese race’ were forced out of Calgary.
- Yet many scholars established in other fields have become ecological autodidacts and have begun to develop research and teaching in environmental subjects.
- Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction.
- It was to a large extent a self-education with the characteristic vices and virtues; when he came to power in 1949 he was still the brilliant autodidact, mixing shrewd unorthodox insights with astonishing ignorance.
- Thankfully these days there is the Internet, where autodidacts like me can find these things out for ourselves.
- His teacher was the history he lived through and participated in, his friends the generation of revolutionaries surrounding him - erudite autodidacts of the times.
- He was an autodidact who taught himself these languages while working as an Assistant Keeper in the British Museum, after completing a Classics degree at Cambridge.
- Like other autodidacts of his time, he aspired to universal knowledge.
- She's a quintessential bookworm, a ferocious autodidact - someone who, whatever her missteps and transgressions, commands our respect and attention.
- She has the vigorous curiosity of the nineteenth-century autodidact, the brash stamina of the colonial settler, and the unselfconscious righteousness of the imperial missionary.
- He started his artistic career as an autodidact.
- I highly recommend this epoch-making CD-ROM to teachers, students, and even autodidacts.
- Though neither attended university, Jonson was a famous autodidact whose classical learning (including his knowledge of Greek) easily outstripped Shakespeare's.
- For a man of his scholarly stature and erudition, it is astonishing to note that he was an autodidact in theology and had never earned a theological degree in the strict sense.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Greek autodidaktos ‘self-taught’, from autos ‘self’ + didaskein ‘teach’.

单词	autodidact
释义	Definition of autodidact in English: autodidact noun ˈɔːtəʊdɪdaktˌɔdoʊˈdaɪdækt A self-taught person. Example sentencesExamples He started his artistic career as an autodidact. He was an autodidact who taught himself these languages while working as an Assistant Keeper in the British Museum, after completing a Classics degree at Cambridge. He said he had come to know a ‘number of strong personalities there, combative workers, autodidacts, sometimes intellectuals’. For a man of his scholarly stature and erudition, it is astonishing to note that he was an autodidact in theology and had never earned a theological degree in the strict sense. Yet many scholars established in other fields have become ecological autodidacts and have begun to develop research and teaching in environmental subjects. An autodidact and a polymath, he studied economics, meteorology, history, genetics, and many other subjects. Thankfully these days there is the Internet, where autodidacts like me can find these things out for ourselves. Though neither attended university, Jonson was a famous autodidact whose classical learning (including his knowledge of Greek) easily outstripped Shakespeare's. It was to a large extent a self-education with the characteristic vices and virtues; when he came to power in 1949 he was still the brilliant autodidact, mixing shrewd unorthodox insights with astonishing ignorance. She's a quintessential bookworm, a ferocious autodidact - someone who, whatever her missteps and transgressions, commands our respect and attention. One of the true autodidacts of his generation, Kiyooka's formal education ended in grade nine, 1942, when he and his family, identified by federal policy as ‘of the Japanese race’ were forced out of Calgary. Like other autodidacts of his time, he aspired to universal knowledge. I highly recommend this epoch-making CD-ROM to teachers, students, and even autodidacts. She has the vigorous curiosity of the nineteenth-century autodidact, the brash stamina of the colonial settler, and the unselfconscious righteousness of the imperial missionary. His music exhibits both the glories and pitfalls of the autodidact. He had ended his formal education at the age of 13, lost his given first name during a tour of the South Pacific, and turned himself into a formidable autodidact in the dressing rooms of provincial theatres. His teacher was the history he lived through and participated in, his friends the generation of revolutionaries surrounding him - erudite autodidacts of the times. Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction. They're well-informed autodidacts who feel marginalised by the academy. A self-confessed autodidact - he rejected any formal musical training preferring instead to develop his own touch - he proves to be an incredibly talented melodist and arranger. Derivatives autodidactic adjective ɔːtəʊˈdɪdaktɪk Those of us who are autodidactic don't learn from one source. Example sentencesExamples ‘The autodidactic element was one of the identifying characteristics of the New Swiss film, both for filmmakers and technicians’. Helene got him a topflight classical guitar teacher, who found the boy stubbornly autodidactic. Her instruments inspired the formation of the local senior citizens' gourd band, whose music testifies to the unbounded nature of autodidactic innovation. In her lifetime she noted that her work highlighted the unfortunate divide between autodidactic and certified professional therapy. Origin Mid 18th century: from Greek autodidaktos 'self-taught', from autos 'self' + didaskein 'teach'. Definition of autodidact in US English: autodidact nounˌɔdoʊˈdaɪdæktˌôdōˈdīdakt A self-taught person. Example sentencesExamples They're well-informed autodidacts who feel marginalised by the academy. He said he had come to know a ‘number of strong personalities there, combative workers, autodidacts, sometimes intellectuals’. A self-confessed autodidact - he rejected any formal musical training preferring instead to develop his own touch - he proves to be an incredibly talented melodist and arranger. An autodidact and a polymath, he studied economics, meteorology, history, genetics, and many other subjects. His music exhibits both the glories and pitfalls of the autodidact. He had ended his formal education at the age of 13, lost his given first name during a tour of the South Pacific, and turned himself into a formidable autodidact in the dressing rooms of provincial theatres. One of the true autodidacts of his generation, Kiyooka's formal education ended in grade nine, 1942, when he and his family, identified by federal policy as ‘of the Japanese race’ were forced out of Calgary. Yet many scholars established in other fields have become ecological autodidacts and have begun to develop research and teaching in environmental subjects. Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction. It was to a large extent a self-education with the characteristic vices and virtues; when he came to power in 1949 he was still the brilliant autodidact, mixing shrewd unorthodox insights with astonishing ignorance. Thankfully these days there is the Internet, where autodidacts like me can find these things out for ourselves. His teacher was the history he lived through and participated in, his friends the generation of revolutionaries surrounding him - erudite autodidacts of the times. He was an autodidact who taught himself these languages while working as an Assistant Keeper in the British Museum, after completing a Classics degree at Cambridge. Like other autodidacts of his time, he aspired to universal knowledge. She's a quintessential bookworm, a ferocious autodidact - someone who, whatever her missteps and transgressions, commands our respect and attention. She has the vigorous curiosity of the nineteenth-century autodidact, the brash stamina of the colonial settler, and the unselfconscious righteousness of the imperial missionary. He started his artistic career as an autodidact. I highly recommend this epoch-making CD-ROM to teachers, students, and even autodidacts. Though neither attended university, Jonson was a famous autodidact whose classical learning (including his knowledge of Greek) easily outstripped Shakespeare's. For a man of his scholarly stature and erudition, it is astonishing to note that he was an autodidact in theology and had never earned a theological degree in the strict sense. Origin Mid 18th century: from Greek autodidaktos ‘self-taught’, from autos ‘self’ + didaskein ‘teach’.
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