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self-taughthaving acquired knowledge or skill on one's own initiative rather than through formal instruction or training

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having acquired knowledge or skill on one's own initiative rather than through formal instruction or training

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌsɛlf ˈtɔːt/

Korean meaning: 정식 교육 없이 스스로 학습하여 지식이나 기술을 습득한

Korean pronunciation: 셀프**토트**

Example Sentences

  • The self-taught chef's restaurant became famous overnight when Gordon Ramsay couldn't find a single thing to criticize.
  • Many successful entrepreneurs are self-taught individuals who learned through trial and error.
  • As a self-taught guitarist, he could play beautifully but couldn't read a single note of sheet music.

self-taught

ADJECTIVE

//ˌsɛlf ˈtɔːt//

having acquired knowledge or skill on one's own initiative rather than through formal instruction or training

self-taught concept
💡 Concept

having acquired knowledge or skill on one's own initiative rather than through formal instruction or training

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self-taught rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Self-taught passion shines brighter than knowledge bought with thought!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌsɛlf ˈtɔːt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌsɛlf ˈtɔːt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixself--
Roottaught

Origin

'자기 자신'을 뜻하는 self와 '가르치다'의 과거분사형 taught가 결합되어 '스스로 가르쳐진, 독학한'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

caughtfoughtboughtthought
caught
fought
bought
thought

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The self-taught chef's restaurant became famous overnight when Gordon Ramsay couldn't find a single thing to criticize.

Many successful entrepreneurs are self-taught individuals who learned through trial and error.

😄 Fun example

As a self-taught guitarist, he could play beautifully but couldn't read a single note of sheet music.

The self-taught language learner became fluent in five languages through online resources.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

autodidacticself-educatedself-instructedself-trained

Antonyms

formally trainedprofessionally taughtacademically educated

Related

independentautodidactself-learninginformal education