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单词 self-selecting
释义
self-selecting
adjective
uk
/ˌself.sɪˈlek.tɪŋ/us
/ˌself.səˈlek.tɪŋ/
choosingto be or do something yourself,ratherthan beingchosen:
Onlinesurveysarenotoriouslybiased, becauserespondentsare self-selecting.
Thecountryisrunby a self-selectingoligarchy.
involvingpeopleororganizationsthatchooseto takepartin anactivity,ratherthan beingchosenby someoneelse:
A self-selectingsurveyof more than 10,000peopleshowedapprovalof the government'saction.
involvingpeoplewhoshareaparticularbelieforcharacteristicchoosingto do something:
Political bloggers are a self-selectinggroupof thepoliticallymotivated.
Thejournalismprofessionis self-selecting because if you don't have theabilitytotalkyourway intojournalism, then youprobablydon't have what ittakesto be ajournalist.
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(Definition ofself-selectingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

self-selecting| Business English

self-selecting
adjective
MARKETING
uk
us
involvingpeopleororganizationsthatchooseto takepartin anactivity,ratherthan beingchosenby someoneelse:
Thesurveyis self-selecting and does notincludealltradeassociations- only thosetradeassociationsthat haveagreedtoparticipate.
They are not astatisticalsample, but a self-selectingsectionof theeducatedmiddleclasses.
(Definition ofself-selectingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-selecting

self-selecting
In particular, the spatial dependence that is created byself-selectingbehaviour should be concentrated in one of two types of variables.
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For all of these reasons, a pool of bad politicians may become aself-selectingelite.
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The consultants, like the family doctors, could do nothing else but try to deal with the problems which thisself-selectingpopulation presented.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In practice, groups areself-selectingand individuals have a wide diversity of disabling conditions which are also causes of long-term social exclusion.
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These individuals were self-elected, and the authors' analysis of musical identity formation would have been enriched had they explored the inevitable biases involved when working withself-selectingindividuals.
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One's contacts gradually but inevitably become more and moreself-selectingand unrepresentative of the great public.
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In a sense, we have aself-selectingcongregation here tonight.
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At best, that is oftenself-selectingand a one-way flow.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The study wasself-selectingand did not address the problem of autism.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Elected members on a committee are put there by crosses on ballot papers and not by the choice of another committee—a sort ofself-selectingoligarchy.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not believe that anyone has yet contested that the partnerships are, in a sense, almostself-selecting.
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At the moment, they appear to beself-selecting.
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As for the point on local accountability and local representation, the concern is precisely that patient health forums areself-selecting.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They will beself-selectingand renewable, ensuring that the hereditary principle is still enshrined here.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Its memorandum and articles meant that it had aself-selectingboard of directors.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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