well-marriedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmarɪd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛrid/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + married adj.

That has a happy or advantageous marriage; fortunate in marriage. Also: †properly or legally married (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > fortunate in marriage

well-married1567

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xiv. f. 90 Demetrius asked..Tell me Lamia how chanceth it y^e men be ill matched: bicause answered Lamia, It is impossible that they be well maried, when the wife is in neede, & the husband vndiscrete.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. iv. 104 Shees not well married, that liues married long, But shees best married, that dies married young.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. iii. 83 He is not like to marrie me wel: and not being wel married, it wil be a good excuse for me heereafter, to leaue my wife.

1683 A. Marsh Confession New Married Couple 102 But you, O wel married Couple, how pleasant it is to see that you two agree so well together?

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. viii. 147 My Daughter Betty (who is now well married, and has Children) was then at her Needle-Work.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxii. 130 Is it not a sad thing to think, that Ladies, let them be young or old, well-marry'd or ill-marry'd, cannot live without Intrigue?

1853 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 29 Jan. 223/1 She cares as little about Captain Rory as a well-married woman may be supposed to care about a man whose moustaches are his character.

1869 B. K. Peirce Half Cent. with Juvenile Delinquents iv. 97 We can point to girls who were brought from the lowest haunts of infamy.., that are now well married and perfectly respectable.

1913 W. E. Chancellor Life of Silas Wright 30 To be well-born and to be well-married—these are the two incomparable blessings.

2003 A. R. Hochschild Commercialization of Intimate Life xi. 152 As a well-married bride and a mother of sons, a woman earned honor.

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

单词	well-married
释义	well-marriedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmarɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɛrid/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and married adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., married adj. Etymology: < well adv. + married adj. That has a happy or advantageous marriage; fortunate in marriage. Also: †properly or legally married (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > fortunate in marriage well-married1567 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xiv. f. 90 Demetrius asked..Tell me Lamia how chanceth it y^e men be ill matched: bicause answered Lamia, It is impossible that they be well maried, when the wife is in neede, & the husband vndiscrete. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. iv. 104 Shees not well married, that liues married long, But shees best married, that dies married young. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. iii. 83 He is not like to marrie me wel: and not being wel married, it wil be a good excuse for me heereafter, to leaue my wife. View more context for this quotation 1683 A. Marsh Confession New Married Couple 102 But you, O wel married Couple, how pleasant it is to see that you two agree so well together? 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. viii. 147 My Daughter Betty (who is now well married, and has Children) was then at her Needle-Work. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxii. 130 Is it not a sad thing to think, that Ladies, let them be young or old, well-marry'd or ill-marry'd, cannot live without Intrigue? 1853 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 29 Jan. 223/1 She cares as little about Captain Rory as a well-married woman may be supposed to care about a man whose moustaches are his character. 1869 B. K. Peirce Half Cent. with Juvenile Delinquents iv. 97 We can point to girls who were brought from the lowest haunts of infamy.., that are now well married and perfectly respectable. 1913 W. E. Chancellor Life of Silas Wright 30 To be well-born and to be well-married—these are the two incomparable blessings. 2003 A. R. Hochschild Commercialization of Intimate Life xi. 152 As a well-married bride and a mother of sons, a woman earned honor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1567
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