单词 | arranged |
释义 | arrangedadj. a. Drawn up in ranks. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [adjective] arranged1489 ranged1530 ranked1550 well-marshalled1594 renged1609 marshalled1726 tiered1807 ordinate1826 seriate1845 seriated1853 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xii. 32 They shal lette eche othre..in arrenged batailles. b. Put in order; disposed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [adjective] > arranged ordinate?a1425 disposed1526 instructed1538 marshalled1579 adjusted1657 ordered1712 descript1775 collocated1836 arranged1841 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes v. 256 How ill many arranged forces of society fulfil their work. 1879 T. P. O'Connor Ld. Beaconsfield 231 Abject, though artistically arranged, flattery. c. arranged marriage n. (also arranged match) a marriage the partners to which are chosen by others, usually their parents. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > an arranged match shidduch1875 arranged marriage1878 1878 H. James Europeans II. v. 211 With these arranged marriages there is often the deuce to pay. 1937 E. Snow Red Star over China vi. iii. 230 Marriage regulations included interesting provisions against..the custom of ‘arranged matches’. 1960 N. Epton Love & English vi. v. 355 The ‘arranged’ marriage often took more account of a prospective suitor's fortune than of his qualities. 1985 P. Caplan Class & Gender in India iii. 42 Without..help, the marriage may founder, thus providing..another dire example to romantic young people that ‘arranged marriages are best’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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