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单词 well-entered
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well-enteredadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɛntəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɛn(t)ərd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and entered adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., entered adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + entered adj.
Now rare.
Thoroughly initiated or trained; seasoned, experienced.
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society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > well
well-itowenc1225
well-taughtc1275
lighty?a1425
groundlyc1449
well-informeda1500
well-entered1548
well-instructed1553
well-trained1562
well-educated1598
well-tutored1600
tutored1601
illuminated1661
well-cultured1760
1548 N. Udall in N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. f. xiiiv There is both pappe for younglinges in the feith..and also sounde meate for such as are wel entred & hable to broke higher thinges.
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 6 'Tis our hope sir, After well entred souldiers, to returne And finde your grace in health. View more context for this quotation
1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 39/2 Get a Quarry Hawk (that is, an old Well-entred and Reclaimed Hawk) and a couple of live Fowl, and let her see them flown once or twice.
1834 Westm. Rev. July 136/1 A well-entered servant of the popular cause.
1850 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 414/2 Few, except a well-entered fisherman, can tell what shadowy form it is that ripples the wimpling water.
1907 H. Storey Hunting & Shooting in Ceylon xiii. 188 A well-entered hound that has been through a season or two is of great value to a pack.
1922 P. O'Conor Terriers for Sport 15 I have already remarked on the importance of having hard, well-entered dogs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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