well-paidadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈpeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpeɪd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + paid adj.

1. Highly pleased or satisfied. Cf. paid adj. 1, pay v.¹ 1. Now rare (Scottish in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective]

paidc1225

well-queemc1225

well-paidc1230

apaid1297

well-apaidc1300

setea1350

pleaseda1382

contentc1400

agreed1417

well-pleased1423

well begonea1425

well-contenta1438

well-contented1461

satisfied1477

contentful1542

unrepining1559

satisfied1566

sufficed1590

contented1597

undispleased1598

perfecta1616

complacential1658

in humour1673

beneplacit1678

comfortable1770

gratified1818

wishless1820

like a possum up a gum tree1840

chuffc1860

all right1882

gruntled1938

chuffed1957

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 97 Me beat þet hit hurte on. & þet child is wel ipaiet [?c1225 Cleo. ipaiȝet, a1250 Nero ipaied, a1250 Titus paiet]. forȝeteð al his hurt.

c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 100 Þemperour was wel ipaied Wiȝ þat þe [barons] had seid.

a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 166 Iohn, bisshop of exetur, was plesid & well paide of þe gifte.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 144 I hope thay wyll nott be well payde When thay thare shepe lak.

1880 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) at Paid I'm weel paid wi' the bargain.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 441/2 [Sc.] To be well paid, to be pleased, satisfied.

2. Earning or providing good pay.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages > well-paid

well-paid1590

well-hired1593

well-metalled1609

well-feed1646

highly paid1799

high-paying1833

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons Ded. 4 b Souldiours well payd, and chiefly being subiects to the Prince that they serue.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. i. 32 With his Banners, and his well paid ranks.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xviii. 147 The well-payed Incomes of Regenting-Doctors.

1726 Learned Diss. Dumpling 17 The Well-Fed, Well-Read, Well-Pay'd C—— J—— Esq.

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas IV. xii. vii. 204 I am no longer that happy poet who enjoyed a well paid pension.

1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley iv. 63 It is the duty of well-paid labourers to become capitalists if they can.

1882 Cent. Mag. Nov. 80/1 The witty Captain Smith..does not fail to laugh at the many well-paid dignitaries in so slender a colony.

1904 W. Everett Ital. Poets since Dante v. 146 The Duke of Modena..gave him an honorable employment, a well-paid salary, and a home in the palace.

1948 Hansard Commons 11 Mar. 1539 The smooth running of an embassy abroad depends..on a happy, contented, well-paid staff of cipher officers.

2008 Observer 27 Apr. (Business & Media section) 3/2 The sector has the potential to act as a creator of highly skilled, well-paid jobs.

†3. Scottish and English regional. Thoroughly punished; beaten, thrashed. Cf. pay v.¹ 12c. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1783 J. Main Two Scots Poems 22 They'll eithly thole a weel-pey'd skin.

1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 298 Wi' a meikle hazel rung She made her a weel pay'd dochter.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Pay I gae him a weel paid skin.

1840 Southern Lit. Messenger Jan. 23/2 Ye deserve a weel-paid hide; Ye senseless grumbler.

a1846 in M. A. Richardson Local Historian's Table Bk. (1846) Legendary Div. III. 259 If he's struck my daughter, I shall make him a weel-paid wife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	well-paid
释义	well-paidadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and paid adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., paid adj. Etymology: < well adv. + paid adj. 1. Highly pleased or satisfied. Cf. paid adj. 1, pay v.¹ 1. Now rare (Scottish in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective] paidc1225 well-queemc1225 well-paidc1230 apaid1297 well-apaidc1300 setea1350 pleaseda1382 contentc1400 agreed1417 well-pleased1423 well begonea1425 well-contenta1438 well-contented1461 satisfied1477 contentful1542 unrepining1559 satisfied1566 sufficed1590 contented1597 undispleased1598 perfecta1616 complacential1658 in humour1673 beneplacit1678 comfortable1770 gratified1818 wishless1820 like a possum up a gum tree1840 chuffc1860 all right1882 gruntled1938 chuffed1957 c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 97 Me beat þet hit hurte on. & þet child is wel ipaiet [?c1225 Cleo. ipaiȝet, a1250 Nero ipaied, a1250 Titus paiet]. forȝeteð al his hurt. c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 100 Þemperour was wel ipaied Wiȝ þat þe [barons] had seid. a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 166 Iohn, bisshop of exetur, was plesid & well paide of þe gifte. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 144 I hope thay wyll nott be well payde When thay thare shepe lak. 1880 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) at Paid I'm weel paid wi' the bargain. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 441/2 [Sc.] To be well paid, to be pleased, satisfied. 2. Earning or providing good pay. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages > well-paid well-paid1590 well-hired1593 well-metalled1609 well-feed1646 highly paid1799 high-paying1833 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons Ded. 4 b Souldiours well payd, and chiefly being subiects to the Prince that they serue. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. i. 32 With his Banners, and his well paid ranks. View more context for this quotation 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xviii. 147 The well-payed Incomes of Regenting-Doctors. 1726 Learned Diss. Dumpling 17 The Well-Fed, Well-Read, Well-Pay'd C—— J—— Esq. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas IV. xii. vii. 204 I am no longer that happy poet who enjoyed a well paid pension. 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley iv. 63 It is the duty of well-paid labourers to become capitalists if they can. 1882 Cent. Mag. Nov. 80/1 The witty Captain Smith..does not fail to laugh at the many well-paid dignitaries in so slender a colony. 1904 W. Everett Ital. Poets since Dante v. 146 The Duke of Modena..gave him an honorable employment, a well-paid salary, and a home in the palace. 1948 Hansard Commons 11 Mar. 1539 The smooth running of an embassy abroad depends..on a happy, contented, well-paid staff of cipher officers. 2008 Observer 27 Apr. (Business & Media section) 3/2 The sector has the potential to act as a creator of highly skilled, well-paid jobs. †3. Scottish and English regional. Thoroughly punished; beaten, thrashed. Cf. pay v.¹ 12c. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1783 J. Main Two Scots Poems 22 They'll eithly thole a weel-pey'd skin. 1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 298 Wi' a meikle hazel rung She made her a weel pay'd dochter. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Pay I gae him a weel paid skin. 1840 Southern Lit. Messenger Jan. 23/2 Ye deserve a weel-paid hide; Ye senseless grumbler. a1846 in M. A. Richardson Local Historian's Table Bk. (1846) Legendary Div. III. 259 If he's struck my daughter, I shall make him a weel-paid wife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1230
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