well-informedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlɪnˈfɔːmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlᵻnˈfɔrmd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and informed adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., informed adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + informed adj.¹

A. adj.

Provided with much information, or with the information most pertinent or relevant to a particular matter; having or showing much knowledge about a wide range of subjects, or about one particular subject; (of an action, decision, etc.) benefiting from such knowledge or information.

ΘΚΠ

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

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed

knowinga1398

well-knowingc1425

scientc1475

advertised1481

well-informeda1500

scientive1575

callent1656

fly1811

knowledgeable1825

factful1853

dungeonable1855

knowful1855

woke up1871

in the know1883

to be jerry1908

hipped1920

wised-up1926

clueful1943

genned-up1945

clued (up)1948

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [adjective]

well-learedeOE

well-learned1425

ripe1458

well-informeda1500

well-studied1530

travailed1551

great1552

learned1556

well-read1574

long on1875

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 396 Sible..was..wise in good werkes, wele Enfourmyd.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xxx. A Yet haue I vnderstondinge & am wel enfourmed in godly thinges.

?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads Ep. Ded. 94 Great Princes, well inform'd and deckt With gracious vertue.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. viii. §8. 100 To measure honour or dishonour by the assurance of his well-informed conscience.

1715 R. Fiddes Pract. Disc. III. ix. 180 'Tis the Character of a good and well-inform'd Conscience, to be void of Offence towards God and towards Men.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 15 A well-informed mind..is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice.

1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times I. 351 Colonel Burr was..a well-informed, sensible man.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 80 The perfect and well-informed decision of Albert Durer and his fellow-workmen.

1863 B. Woodcroft Brief Biogr. 18 Crompton..was intelligent, though not what is generally called ‘well-informed’.

1917 Times 4 Sept. 7/2 Well-informed observers had shrewd suspicions that the Emperor was privily exploiting the Hull incident.

1963 C. E. Thometz Decision-makers iv. 27 Answers to these questions were sought in interviews with a number of well-informed citizens experienced in various areas of community activity.

2005 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Oct. 18 Well-informed public debate is an important preliminary.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Well-informed people collectively.

ΚΠ

1796 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 822/1 Let me entreat the well-informed..to communicate their sentiments.

1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. iv. 65 [Bacon] I have observed, among the well informed and the ill informed, nearly the same quantity of infirmities and follies.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. iii. 130 Not to impress the thoughtful and the well-informed, but the ignorant and heedless.

1922 G. K. Chesterton Man who knew too Much vii. 124 It startled the well-informed by being a new and fantastic idea they had never encountered.

2009 P. C. Schlechty Leading for Learning i. iv. 90 The well informed are likely to be distrusted because they are to perceived to think they know too much.

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

单词	well-informed
释义	well-informedadj.n. Brit. /ˌwɛlɪnˈfɔːmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlᵻnˈfɔrmd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and informed adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., informed adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + informed adj.¹ A. adj. Provided with much information, or with the information most pertinent or relevant to a particular matter; having or showing much knowledge about a wide range of subjects, or about one particular subject; (of an action, decision, etc.) benefiting from such knowledge or information. ΘΚΠ 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 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed knowinga1398 well-knowingc1425 scientc1475 advertised1481 well-informeda1500 scientive1575 callent1656 fly1811 knowledgeable1825 factful1853 dungeonable1855 knowful1855 woke up1871 in the know1883 to be jerry1908 hipped1920 wised-up1926 clueful1943 genned-up1945 clued (up)1948 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [adjective] well-learedeOE well-learned1425 ripe1458 well-informeda1500 well-studied1530 travailed1551 great1552 learned1556 read1574 well-read1574 long on1875 a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 396 Sible..was..wise in good werkes, wele Enfourmyd. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xxx. A Yet haue I vnderstondinge & am wel enfourmed in godly thinges. ?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads Ep. Ded. 94 Great Princes, well inform'd and deckt With gracious vertue. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. viii. §8. 100 To measure honour or dishonour by the assurance of his well-informed conscience. 1715 R. Fiddes Pract. Disc. III. ix. 180 'Tis the Character of a good and well-inform'd Conscience, to be void of Offence towards God and towards Men. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 15 A well-informed mind..is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. 1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times I. 351 Colonel Burr was..a well-informed, sensible man. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 80 The perfect and well-informed decision of Albert Durer and his fellow-workmen. 1863 B. Woodcroft Brief Biogr. 18 Crompton..was intelligent, though not what is generally called ‘well-informed’. 1917 Times 4 Sept. 7/2 Well-informed observers had shrewd suspicions that the Emperor was privily exploiting the Hull incident. 1963 C. E. Thometz Decision-makers iv. 27 Answers to these questions were sought in interviews with a number of well-informed citizens experienced in various areas of community activity. 2005 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Oct. 18 Well-informed public debate is an important preliminary. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Well-informed people collectively. ΚΠ 1796 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 822/1 Let me entreat the well-informed..to communicate their sentiments. 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. iv. 65 [Bacon] I have observed, among the well informed and the ill informed, nearly the same quantity of infirmities and follies. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. iii. 130 Not to impress the thoughtful and the well-informed, but the ignorant and heedless. 1922 G. K. Chesterton Man who knew too Much vii. 124 It startled the well-informed by being a new and fantastic idea they had never encountered. 2009 P. C. Schlechty Leading for Learning i. iv. 90 The well informed are likely to be distrusted because they are to perceived to think they know too much. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1500
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