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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries자기계발
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jagi-gyebal
"그는 퇴근 후에 꾸준히 자기계발을 한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital, and facilitate employability and the enhancement of quality of life.
"She enrolled in a weekend workshop focused on personal development and leadership skills." - 2
The formal or informal pursuit of self-improvement through education, psychological reflection, and habit formation.
"Reading non-fiction is a cornerstone of his daily personal development routine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective personal, deriving from Latin personalis (relating to a person), with development, from Old French desvelopper (to unwrap or unfold). Emerging strongly in the mid-to-late 20th century within humanistic psychology and self-help literature, it signifies the ongoing process of expanding human potential and self-awareness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Personal development" is said worldwide
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développement personnel
Transliteration: developpement personnel
"Il lit souvent des livres sur le développement personnel."
Persönlichkeitsentwicklung
Transliteration: persoenlichkeitsentwicklung
"Seminare zur Persönlichkeitsentwicklung erfreuen sich großer Beliebtheit."
crescita personale
Transliteration: crescita personale
"La crescita personale richiede tempo e dedizione costante."
desarrollo personal
Transliteration: desarrollo personal
"El libro ofrece excelentes consejos para el desarrollo personal."
desenvolvimento pessoal
Transliteration: desenvolvimento pessoal
"O desenvolvimento pessoal é uma jornada que dura a vida toda."
व्यक्तिगत विकास
Transliteration: vyaktigat vikas
"व्यक्तिगत विकास के लिए निरंतर सीखना आवश्यक है।"
个人发展
Transliteration: gèrén fāzhǎn
"她把大部分时间都花在了个人发展上。"
자기계발
Transliteration: jagi-gyebal
"그는 퇴근 후에 꾸준히 자기계발을 한다."
自己啓発
Transliteration: jiko keihatsu
"彼は自己啓発の本を読むのが好きです。"
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