accomplishedadj.

Brit.

/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/,

/əˈkɒmplɪʃt/, U.S.

/əˈkɑmplɪʃt/

Forms: see accomplish v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: accomplish v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < accomplish v. + -ed suffix¹, originally after Anglo-Norman and Middle French acompli, accompli, Middle French accomply (French accompli ) perfect (c1200 in Old French), fulfilled, completed (beginning of the 13th cent.), (of a person) highly educated or skilled (end of the 14th cent. in the passage translated in quot. a1460 at sense 1a(a), or earlier). With sense 2 compare accomplete adj.

(a) Of a person: highly trained, educated, or skilled; possessing many accomplishments.In quot. 1477 with ellipsis of the noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having acquired skill or accomplished

besee1393

accomplisheda1460

addressed1477

qualified1592

well-accomplished1598

complementala1635

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > perfect and complete

accomplisheda1460

complete1526

qualified1592

consummate1603

exact1633

finished1710

a1460 tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Helm.) (1999) 111 (MED) Platon is asmoche to seye as accomplysshed [v.r. fulfilled; Fr. accomply].

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 42 Iason was more and more in the grace of the ladyes, For the best born the most fayre the best accomplisshed..fyxed their loue in hym.

?1590 A. Munday tr. First Bk. Amadis of Gaule xv. f. 76 If you haue that vertue, you are the most happy and accomplished Knight in the world.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 92 Your Italy, containes none so accomplish'd a Courtier to conuince the Honour of my Mistris.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 212 A most accomplished gentleman, and an observant Travailer.

1738 in Fasti Aberd. (1854) 447 The want of an accomplished gentlewoman for teaching white and coloured seam.

1786 W. Cowper Let. 19 Feb. (1981) II. 484 An accomplished person moves gracefully without thinking of it.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. viii. 85 No one can be really esteemed accomplished, who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. x. 182 I quite believe in you, for I know you are very accomplished, because you study so hard.

1958 Listener 9 Oct. 570/3 Humphrey Spender comes out as an accomplished abstract impressionist.

1995 Times 3 Jan. 3/6 The Prince, an accomplished skier, usually likes to ski off-piste.

(b) In predicative use. Highly skilled or trained in (a particular sphere or activity).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > very learned

ripeOE

deepc1175

profoundc1300

well-lettereda1387

well-groundeda1438

sad1523

well-knowledged1595

solid1600

well-tutored1600

accomplished1603

grounded1613

deep-read1639

scientissimous1650

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with

craftyOE

slyc1175

coutha1225

well acquainteda1250

privyc1300

cunningc1325

well-groundeda1438

acquainted?a1439

familiar1509

at home1531

overseen1533

intelligent1546

long-experienced1567

conversant1573

skilful1596

accomplished1603

frequent1609

well (better, best) verseda1610

understanding1612

sound1615

studieda1616

technical1617

versed1622

conversing1724

versant1787

on intimate habits1809

special1830

inquainted1849

pre-acquainted1907

sophisticated1952

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 531 Finding him so faire, so yong and strong, she, who was perfectly accomplished [Fr. parfaicte] in all his qualities, aduised him to lye with hir.

1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xviii. 88 By that time he was thirty yeares of age, he was accomplished in the Science of the first principle.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 437. ⁋1 She is accomplished in all the Arts which can make her acceptable at impertinent Visits.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. xiii. 350 The lady..dancing with that young chevalier, who appears to be accomplished in every thing.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 20 She was accomplished in all the arts of the needle..a capital cutter-out.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 49 The chamber-servants are..accomplished in their business.

1912 National Mag. Jan. 655 He..had married an American girl, proud, spirited, and beautiful, accomplished in music, art, and householdry.

1954 S. M. Armens John Gay iv. 120 He was accomplished in many of the old social graces.

2009 Living Blues Feb. 53 She's accompanied by local journeymen accomplished in both traditional twelve-bar blues and contemporary southern soul stylings.

b. Of an activity, action, or product: exhibiting great skill, accomplishment, or thoroughness.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2^v That Realme neuer brought forth a more accomplished iudgement: more firmely builded vpon vertue.

1698 W. Molyneux Let. 19 Apr. in J. Locke Wks. (1714) III. 584 I cannot pretend this to be an accomplished Performance, it was done in Haste.

1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour (ed. 2) IV. v. 163 The stair-case leading to the apartments is esteemed an accomplished work, enriched with beautiful paintings, by Thomas Blanchet.

1836 Musical World 6 May 125 The accomplished playing of her husband, who, for expression on the violin, ranks next to Paganini.

1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 25 Accomplished speaking, like marching or dancing, is an art.

1932 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Oct. 14/6 The Fountain, by Charles Morgan, is a beautiful and accomplished novel.

1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 190 George Shearing will be remembered for his very accomplished playing in the 1940s.

2007 Gramophone Feb. 87/1 Yet another fabulous slow aria, in which Spinosi contributes an accomplished violin solo.

2. Fulfilled, completed, finished. Also: perfected.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective] > completed

fullfremedOE

fulfilled1340

accomplished?1526

consummatea1527

perfected1552

consummated1565

fined1571

finished1582

full-summed1588

exact1633

completed1661

teleiotic1705

complete1731

?1526 G. Hervet tr. Erasmus De Immensa Dei Misericordia Table Termes sig. M.vj Accomplysshed, done or fulfylled.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 886/1 The little children of the king, of whom the eldest had not yet run eight yeares accomplished.

1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 356 I am now to descend to the last branch of this Observation, treating of the Accomplished end which attends Moderation.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse i. 10 I have brought your Lordship as accomplisht a Suit of Cloaths, as ever Peer of England trode the Stage in.

1736 S. Duck Poems Several Occasions 3 Grateful to me, when you, well pleas'd, should view Th'accomplish'd sacred Song inscrib'd to you.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 88 Thus first necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow chairs, And luxury th' accomplished sofa last.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vii. 82 With its rewards and blessings strew my path Thus for the accomplished service.

1862 W. Howitt Cassell's Illustr. Hist. Eng. VI. iii. 76/2 Charlotte [Corday]..continued calm, exhibiting a quiet satisfaction in her accomplished object.

1972 Computers & Humanities 6 212 The accomplished wrong lemmatizations are more notable than the missing correct ones.

2005 A. Boesak Tenderness of Conscience iii. 93 The context of their theology is the ‘new democracy’ as if that is already an accomplished project.

Compounds

accomplished fact n. an established fact or state of affairs; a completed (and irreversible) action or process; = fait accompli n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun] > an accomplished action

accomplished fact1811

fait accompli1845

1811 T. P. Courtenay View of State of Nation 143 He not only states his doubts and his fears,—he reasons as if they were already realized, he predicts a failure, and argues from his own foreboding as from an accomplished fact.

1895 Knowledge 18 276/1 The terrific results which are..likely to ensue when aerial navigation becomes an accomplished fact.

1924 Public Opinion 4 July 16/2 The swing-back to biblicism appears as an accomplished fact.

2009 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Blood Safari viii. 77 To her it was completely real, an accomplished fact, an unfortunate reality that she had to live with.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	accomplished
释义	accomplishedadj. Brit. /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/, /əˈkɒmplɪʃt/, U.S. /əˈkɑmplɪʃt/ Forms: see accomplish v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: accomplish v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < accomplish v. + -ed suffix¹, originally after Anglo-Norman and Middle French acompli, accompli, Middle French accomply (French accompli ) perfect (c1200 in Old French), fulfilled, completed (beginning of the 13th cent.), (of a person) highly educated or skilled (end of the 14th cent. in the passage translated in quot. a1460 at sense 1a(a), or earlier). With sense 2 compare accomplete adj. 1. a. (a) Of a person: highly trained, educated, or skilled; possessing many accomplishments.In quot. 1477 with ellipsis of the noun. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having acquired skill or accomplished besee1393 accomplisheda1460 addressed1477 qualified1592 well-accomplished1598 complementala1635 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > perfect and complete accomplisheda1460 complete1526 qualified1592 consummate1603 exact1633 finished1710 a1460 tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Helm.) (1999) 111 (MED) Platon is asmoche to seye as accomplysshed [v.r. fulfilled; Fr. accomply]. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 42 Iason was more and more in the grace of the ladyes, For the best born the most fayre the best accomplisshed..fyxed their loue in hym. ?1590 A. Munday tr. First Bk. Amadis of Gaule xv. f. 76 If you haue that vertue, you are the most happy and accomplished Knight in the world. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 92 Your Italy, containes none so accomplish'd a Courtier to conuince the Honour of my Mistris. View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 212 A most accomplished gentleman, and an observant Travailer. 1738 in Fasti Aberd. (1854) 447 The want of an accomplished gentlewoman for teaching white and coloured seam. 1786 W. Cowper Let. 19 Feb. (1981) II. 484 An accomplished person moves gracefully without thinking of it. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. viii. 85 No one can be really esteemed accomplished, who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. View more context for this quotation 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. x. 182 I quite believe in you, for I know you are very accomplished, because you study so hard. 1958 Listener 9 Oct. 570/3 Humphrey Spender comes out as an accomplished abstract impressionist. 1995 Times 3 Jan. 3/6 The Prince, an accomplished skier, usually likes to ski off-piste. (b) In predicative use. Highly skilled or trained in (a particular sphere or activity). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > very learned ripeOE deepc1175 profoundc1300 well-lettereda1387 well-groundeda1438 sad1523 well-knowledged1595 solid1600 well-tutored1600 accomplished1603 grounded1613 deep-read1639 scientissimous1650 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with craftyOE slyc1175 coutha1225 well acquainteda1250 privyc1300 cunningc1325 well-groundeda1438 acquainted?a1439 familiar1509 at home1531 overseen1533 intelligent1546 long-experienced1567 conversant1573 skilful1596 accomplished1603 frequent1609 well (better, best) verseda1610 understanding1612 sound1615 studieda1616 technical1617 versed1622 conversing1724 versant1787 on intimate habits1809 special1830 inquainted1849 pre-acquainted1907 sophisticated1952 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 531 Finding him so faire, so yong and strong, she, who was perfectly accomplished [Fr. parfaicte] in all his qualities, aduised him to lye with hir. 1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xviii. 88 By that time he was thirty yeares of age, he was accomplished in the Science of the first principle. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 437. ⁋1 She is accomplished in all the Arts which can make her acceptable at impertinent Visits. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. xiii. 350 The lady..dancing with that young chevalier, who appears to be accomplished in every thing. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 20 She was accomplished in all the arts of the needle..a capital cutter-out. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 49 The chamber-servants are..accomplished in their business. 1912 National Mag. Jan. 655 He..had married an American girl, proud, spirited, and beautiful, accomplished in music, art, and householdry. 1954 S. M. Armens John Gay iv. 120 He was accomplished in many of the old social graces. 2009 Living Blues Feb. 53 She's accompanied by local journeymen accomplished in both traditional twelve-bar blues and contemporary southern soul stylings. b. Of an activity, action, or product: exhibiting great skill, accomplishment, or thoroughness. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2^v That Realme neuer brought forth a more accomplished iudgement: more firmely builded vpon vertue. 1698 W. Molyneux Let. 19 Apr. in J. Locke Wks. (1714) III. 584 I cannot pretend this to be an accomplished Performance, it was done in Haste. 1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour (ed. 2) IV. v. 163 The stair-case leading to the apartments is esteemed an accomplished work, enriched with beautiful paintings, by Thomas Blanchet. 1836 Musical World 6 May 125 The accomplished playing of her husband, who, for expression on the violin, ranks next to Paganini. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 25 Accomplished speaking, like marching or dancing, is an art. 1932 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Oct. 14/6 The Fountain, by Charles Morgan, is a beautiful and accomplished novel. 1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 190 George Shearing will be remembered for his very accomplished playing in the 1940s. 2007 Gramophone Feb. 87/1 Yet another fabulous slow aria, in which Spinosi contributes an accomplished violin solo. 2. Fulfilled, completed, finished. Also: perfected. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective] > completed fullfremedOE fulfilled1340 accomplished?1526 consummatea1527 perfected1552 consummated1565 fined1571 finished1582 full-summed1588 exact1633 completed1661 teleiotic1705 complete1731 ?1526 G. Hervet tr. Erasmus De Immensa Dei Misericordia Table Termes sig. M.vj Accomplysshed, done or fulfylled. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 886/1 The little children of the king, of whom the eldest had not yet run eight yeares accomplished. 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 356 I am now to descend to the last branch of this Observation, treating of the Accomplished end which attends Moderation. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse i. 10 I have brought your Lordship as accomplisht a Suit of Cloaths, as ever Peer of England trode the Stage in. 1736 S. Duck Poems Several Occasions 3 Grateful to me, when you, well pleas'd, should view Th'accomplish'd sacred Song inscrib'd to you. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 88 Thus first necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow chairs, And luxury th' accomplished sofa last. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vii. 82 With its rewards and blessings strew my path Thus for the accomplished service. 1862 W. Howitt Cassell's Illustr. Hist. Eng. VI. iii. 76/2 Charlotte [Corday]..continued calm, exhibiting a quiet satisfaction in her accomplished object. 1972 Computers & Humanities 6 212 The accomplished wrong lemmatizations are more notable than the missing correct ones. 2005 A. Boesak Tenderness of Conscience iii. 93 The context of their theology is the ‘new democracy’ as if that is already an accomplished project. Compounds accomplished fact n. an established fact or state of affairs; a completed (and irreversible) action or process; = fait accompli n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun] > an accomplished action accomplished fact1811 fait accompli1845 1811 T. P. Courtenay View of State of Nation 143 He not only states his doubts and his fears,—he reasons as if they were already realized, he predicts a failure, and argues from his own foreboding as from an accomplished fact. 1895 Knowledge 18 276/1 The terrific results which are..likely to ensue when aerial navigation becomes an accomplished fact. 1924 Public Opinion 4 July 16/2 The swing-back to biblicism appears as an accomplished fact. 2009 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Blood Safari viii. 77 To her it was completely real, an accomplished fact, an unfortunate reality that she had to live with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1460
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