well-earnedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈəːnd/,

/ˌwɛlˈəːnt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈərnd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and earned adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., earned adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + earned adj.

Fully deserved or merited; esp. gained as a reward for good or hard work.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > that is due > deserved > fully

well-deserved1529

well-earned1606

well-merited1628

1606 Wily Beguilde 63 And that, to recompence your loues desire: And that, as payment for your wel earn'd hire.

1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 142 The big hopes, And well-earn'd treasures of the painful year.

1749 T. Warton Triumph of Isis 61 To wear the well-earn'd wreath that merit brings.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion viii. 386 The ruddy Boys..withdraw to take their well-earned meal.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 75 William might have had a more tranquil reign if he had postponed for a time the well earned promotion of his chaplain.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. viii. 305 No pirate who ever swung on a well-earned gallows had committed darker crimes.

1954 G. Durrell Bafut Beagles (1956) 157 A well-earned cup of tea.

2001 Sugar Feb. 82/4 Robbie's taking a well-earned break for the new year—and boy does he deserve it!

2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 223 The Wild Cat has a well-earned reputation for ferocity and untameability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-earned
释义	well-earnedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈəːnd/, /ˌwɛlˈəːnt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈərnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and earned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., earned adj. Etymology: < well adv. + earned adj. Fully deserved or merited; esp. gained as a reward for good or hard work. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > that is due > deserved > fully well-deserved1529 well-earned1606 well-merited1628 1606 Wily Beguilde 63 And that, to recompence your loues desire: And that, as payment for your wel earn'd hire. 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 142 The big hopes, And well-earn'd treasures of the painful year. 1749 T. Warton Triumph of Isis 61 To wear the well-earn'd wreath that merit brings. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion viii. 386 The ruddy Boys..withdraw to take their well-earned meal. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 75 William might have had a more tranquil reign if he had postponed for a time the well earned promotion of his chaplain. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. viii. 305 No pirate who ever swung on a well-earned gallows had committed darker crimes. 1954 G. Durrell Bafut Beagles (1956) 157 A well-earned cup of tea. 2001 Sugar Feb. 82/4 Robbie's taking a well-earned break for the new year—and boy does he deserve it! 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 223 The Wild Cat has a well-earned reputation for ferocity and untameability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1606
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