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单词 well-circumstanced
释义

well-circumstancedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈsəːkəmst(ə)nst/, /ˌwɛlˈsəːkəmstɑːnst/, /ˌwɛlˈsəːkəmstanst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsərkəmˌstænst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., circumstanced adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + circumstanced adj.
In good circumstances, well off.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off
wellc1405
sufficient1436
full?1483
suffisant1484
beina1525
warmc1571
well-breeched1571
meaned1605
well-meaned1605
well-lined1611
substanced?1614
well-circumstanced1643
forehanded1658
uppish1678
easy1701
brownstone1780
forehand1784
solid1788
well-to-do1794
snug1801
strong farmer1802
well-fixed1822
unindigent1830
well off1842
fixed1844
comfortably offc1850
heeled1871
well-heeled1871
well in1888
independent1893
1643 B. Ryves Mercurius Rusticus 27 May 9 Mr Laud..knowing them to be Colchester men, repayred thither to the Major for Justice, and by chance found him well circumstanced for an action of that Nature, both in respect of place and company.
1675 E. Polhill Precious Faith Considered ix. 270 Take sin not as meer sin, but in the dress of some apparent good; let it be..a well-circumstanced Sin.
1790 Topographer Jan. 15 Chilcote is a valuable, and well circumstanced estate.
1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 99 Parents, even the well-circumstanced, receive gladly..this boon of free education for their children.
1934 Boys' Life Sept. 20/1 Such people..may be, from an economic point of view, not as well circumstanced as others.
1982 Amer. Q. 34 111 Single gentlewomen, well-circumstanced elderly couples, and especially ‘hopeful young merchants’..he targeted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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