self-realization (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[self-realization 词源字典]
also self realization, 1839, from self- + realization.[self-realization etymology, self-realization origin, 英语词源]
self-regard (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, from self- + regard (n.).
self-regulating (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1837, from self- + present participle of regulate (v.).
self-reliance (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1883, from self- + reliance. First recorded in J.S. Mill.
self-reliant (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1826, from self- + reliant.
self-respect (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also self respect, "proper regard for and care of the dignity of one's person," 1795, from self- + respect (n.). Related: Self-respecting.
self-restraint (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1754, from self- + restraint.
self-righteous (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1680s, from self- + righteous. Related: Self-righteously; self-righteousness.
self-sacrifice (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1805, from self- + sacrifice (n.). Adjective self-sacrific'd attested from 1711. Related: self-sacrificing.
self-satisfaction (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1739, from self- + satisfaction. Related: Self-satisfied (1734).
self-seeking (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"a seeking after one's own benefit (before those of others)," 1580s, from self + seeking, verbal noun from seek. As an adjective, from 1620s.
self-service (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1919, in reference to grocery stores, from self- + service (n.1).
self-serving (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also self serving, 1827, from self- + serving, present participle adjective from serve (v.).
self-starter (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1894, of engines, 1960, of persons (especially workers), from self- + starter. Self-starting (adj.), of motors, is attested from 1866.
self-styled (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1833, from self- + past tense of style (v.).
self-sufficiency (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1620s, originally an attribute of God (translating Greek autakreia), from self- + sufficiency. Of mortals, self-sufficient "able to supply one's own needs" is recorded from 1580s.
self-sufficient (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"able to supply one's own needs," 1580s, from self- + sufficient. Related: Self-sufficiently.
self-sustaining (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1806, from self- + present participle of sustain (v.).
self-willed (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 15c., from self- + willed (see will (v.1)). In Old English, selfwill meant "free will."
self-worth (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also self worth, 1650s, from self- + worth (n.).