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单词 well-frequented
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well-frequentedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlfrᵻˈkwɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlfriˈkwɛn(t)əd/, /ˌwɛlˈfrikwən(t)əd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., frequented adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + frequented adj.
Of a place: much visited, patronized, or used.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > place of resort > [adjective] > (much) frequented
frequentc1540
haunted1576
well-frequented1578
frequented1601
1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya i. 44 The Sea, as well as the Land, maye bee, and is well frequented and inhabited in the colde Countries.
1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxii. vii. 199 Beyond these confines, are the populous and well frequented territories of the Camaritae.
1675 J. Ogilby Britannia 186 The Discommodiousness of the Harbor is a great Occasion of its not being well-frequented.
1715 A. Pennecuik Geogr., Hist. Descr. Tweeddale 10 An old and well frequented Inn.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiii. 278 An amicable well frequented port.
1778 D. Loch Tour Trading Towns Scotl. 5 A well-frequented weekly market each Thursday.
1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 289 The well-frequented Rose inn.
1870 N. Hall From Liverpool to St. Louis ii. 36 The road was wide and well frequented.
1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters iii. 70 The men might devise pitfalls dug in well-frequented game-paths.
2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 23 Sept. m29 The sun goes down early in Joburg..and it is wise to stick to well-frequented centres of nightlife.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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