单词 | well conserved |
释义 | well conservedadj. Now rare. = well-preserved adj., esp. in sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fresh or vigorous > of elderly persons well conserved1543 well-preserved1824 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 388 (MED) The peace at home, and lawe so well conserued, Were croppe and rote of all his hie conquest. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iv. 63 Lucas, whose works..are to be taken blind fold as they say; provided the impressions be black, well conserved, of equal force, and not counterfeit. 1802 W. Coxe Trav. Switzerland (new ed.) II. 266 An entire mosaic which has been well conserved. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. iii. 49 She is pretty, and well conserved. 1867 O. W. Holmes Guardian Angel xxx. 339 [An age] before him,..which..might be rendered more cheerful by the companionship of a well-conserved and amiably disposed woman. 1873 Scribner's Monthly Feb. 447 She was a smiling, graceful woman, in the neighborhood of fifty, but well conserved and well dressed. 2001 Presence not felt Since in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Nov. SMG [i.e. the actor Sarah Michelle Gellar] is looking fresh these days. She's a well conserved lady. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1543 |
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