| 单词 |
self-selecting |
| 释义 |
self-selecting, a. Brit. |ˌsɛlfsɪˈlɛktɪŋ|, U.S. |ˌsɛlfsəˈlɛktɪŋ| [‹ self- prefix + selecting adj. Compare later self-select v.] That self-selects; that selects autonomously.
1898G. T. Ladd Outl. Descriptive Psychol. (1905) x. 227 Attentive and discriminating consciousness, self-selecting and self-directed, in the pursuit of practical ends, is implied in all memory, imagination, and reasoning. 1919Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 24 429 A self-selecting, tyrannical, ruling class. 1991Times Educ. Suppl. 25 Jan. 6/3 The British Academy is a self-selecting group of scholars in the humanities which receives a grant from the Department of Education and Science. 2005Guardian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 7 Serious journalism must be engaging and cannot be the preserve of a self-selecting few. |

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