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单词 well-humoured
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well-humouredwell-humoredadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhjuːməd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈ(h)jumərd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and humoured adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., humoured adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + humoured adj. Compare good-humoured adj.
Good-humoured; amiable, genial.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]
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1600 T. Middleton Ghost of Lucrece sig. A3 Sad spirits, soft harts, sicke thoughts, soules sod in teares, Wel humourd eies, quicke eares, teare-wounded faces.
1662 R. L'Estrange Memento i. ix. 93 To be only Pleasant, and well-humour'd, is by some, cast in their dish as an Ayre too Light for the Severity of their Profession.
1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. iii. 108 He, who had the better of the Argument, wou'd be easy and well-humour'd.
1795 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 907/2 A very pleasant well-humoured fellow, and a good composer.
1853 C. Brontë Villette I. ix. 163 How charming she looked, when she came down on a sunny Sunday morning, well-dressed and well-humoured, robed in pale lilac silk.
1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xiv. 243 They were well-fed, well-dressed, and well-humoured, with rather more republican equality in their manners than I had observed in Australia.
1986 New York 18 Aug. 116/2 (advt.) She: alluring, sexy, strong character,..enjoys finer things in life, well-humored, ready for life-long adventure.
2007 M. Matolo tr. L. de Azevedo Train Salt & Sugar 17 Youthful, well-humoured and with a friendly voice, he is well known for being a good commander and loyal to his soldiers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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