handed-downadj.

Brit.

/ˈhandᵻ(d)daʊn/, U.S.

/ˈhændə(d)ˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: handed adj., down adv.

Etymology: < handed adj. + down adv., after to hand down at hand v. Phrasal verbs.

Esp. of knowledge, property, etc.: that has been handed down from person to person or generation to generation; passed-down, traditional.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [adjective] > traditional

traditional1545

well-hallowed1576

traditionary1584

traditive1602

traditious1612

traditory1646

traductive1657

transmitted1794

tralatitious1795

handed-down1801

tralaticiary1900

trad1955

1801 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 223/2 All your handed-down old English hospitality and friendship, which, it will ever be my pride to own.

1862 Horticulturist Apr. 180 We are too apt to receive a handed-down maxim of this kind as a fact, without investigation or experiment.

1913 Internat. Studio Aug. p. xxxii All the handed-down traditions of weaving and its numberless patterns.

1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 28 Bunty had a vague, handed-down memory that Rachel came to look after the children and act as a poorly-paid housekeeper.

2004 A. Levy Small Island xxiii. 235 A handed-down white-starched christening gown that wouldn't do up at the neck.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handed-down
释义	handed-downadj. Brit. /ˈhandᵻ(d)daʊn/, U.S. /ˈhændə(d)ˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: handed adj., down adv. Etymology: < handed adj. + down adv., after to hand down at hand v. Phrasal verbs. Esp. of knowledge, property, etc.: that has been handed down from person to person or generation to generation; passed-down, traditional. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [adjective] > traditional traditional1545 well-hallowed1576 traditionary1584 traditive1602 traditious1612 traditory1646 traductive1657 transmitted1794 tralatitious1795 handed-down1801 tralaticiary1900 trad1955 1801 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 223/2 All your handed-down old English hospitality and friendship, which, it will ever be my pride to own. 1862 Horticulturist Apr. 180 We are too apt to receive a handed-down maxim of this kind as a fact, without investigation or experiment. 1913 Internat. Studio Aug. p. xxxii All the handed-down traditions of weaving and its numberless patterns. 1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 28 Bunty had a vague, handed-down memory that Rachel came to look after the children and act as a poorly-paid housekeeper. 2004 A. Levy Small Island xxiii. 235 A handed-down white-starched christening gown that wouldn't do up at the neck. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1801
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