self-evident

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation, axiomatic. not-comparable
    — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English evident
English self-evident
From self- + evident.
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