self-made

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英語[编辑]

詞源[编辑]

self- +‎ made

形容詞[编辑]

self-made (無比較級)

  1. (指人)自己奮鬥成功的;白手起家
    近義詞: self-structuredself-formed
    反義詞: nepotisticcronyish
    My father was the quintessential self-made man.
    我的父亲是典型的白手起家的人。
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    • 2021年11月9日,Max Harrison-Caldwell,引用Peter Sokolowski,“Words Full of Sound and Fury”,出自 The New York Times[1], ISSN 0362-4331:
      “These were people who were self-made, and self-made people made up their own words,” Mr. Sokolowski added.
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  2. (指事物) 自製
    近義詞: homemadehomebrew