well-preparedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlprᵻˈpɛːd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlpriˈpɛ(ə)rd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + prepared adj.

Thoroughly or carefully prepared (in various senses of prepare v.).

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > well-prepared

well-prepared?c1525

?c1525 (a1503) Receyt Ladie Kateryne (Coll. Arms M.13) (1990) iv. 53 As sone as dyner was doon in the courte, the Quenes Grace..entred into this goodly and weell-prepared stage.

?1526 J. Fisher Serm. conc. Heretickes sig. Fiv^v In some well prepared erthe there spryngeth nat one weede.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 69/2 Some other there were vnready and not so well prepared.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. iv. sig. P5^v With weapons well prepard .

1603 M. Drayton To Maiestie King James sig. A3 Well-prepared pollicie.

1661 R. Boyle Two Ess. Unsuccessfulness Exper. i, in Certain Physiol. Ess. 59 A well-prepar'd Medicine of duly refin'd Silver.

1703 J. Kelsey Serm. 153 We bring not good, well-prepared Minds to them.

1784 A. Wight Present State Husbandry in Scotl. IV: Pt. i. 76 Her turnips are always good, because never sowed but in well-prepared ground proper for them.

1868 ‘G. Eliot’ in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 2 He knows that for an article to be worth much..there must be well-prepared material.

1884 A. Watt Art of Soap-making v. 42 Well-prepared soft soda..is employed to produce the pasting in the first operation.

1936 Rotarian Jan. 80/1 If you have a well prepared speech it will give you poise, self-confidence and the assurance necessary for successful delivery.

2012 Irish Examiner (Nexis) 16 June The exam was fair and within the capabilities of any well-prepared student.

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

单词	well-prepared
释义	well-preparedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlprᵻˈpɛːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlpriˈpɛ(ə)rd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and prepared adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., prepared adj. Etymology: < well adv. + prepared adj. Thoroughly or carefully prepared (in various senses of prepare v.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > well-prepared well-prepared?c1525 ?c1525 (a1503) Receyt Ladie Kateryne (Coll. Arms M.13) (1990) iv. 53 As sone as dyner was doon in the courte, the Quenes Grace..entred into this goodly and weell-prepared stage. ?1526 J. Fisher Serm. conc. Heretickes sig. Fiv^v In some well prepared erthe there spryngeth nat one weede. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 69/2 Some other there were vnready and not so well prepared. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. iv. sig. P5^v With weapons well prepard . View more context for this quotation 1603 M. Drayton To Maiestie King James sig. A3 Well-prepared pollicie. 1661 R. Boyle Two Ess. Unsuccessfulness Exper. i, in Certain Physiol. Ess. 59 A well-prepar'd Medicine of duly refin'd Silver. 1703 J. Kelsey Serm. 153 We bring not good, well-prepared Minds to them. 1784 A. Wight Present State Husbandry in Scotl. IV: Pt. i. 76 Her turnips are always good, because never sowed but in well-prepared ground proper for them. 1868 ‘G. Eliot’ in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 2 He knows that for an article to be worth much..there must be well-prepared material. 1884 A. Watt Art of Soap-making v. 42 Well-prepared soft soda..is employed to produce the pasting in the first operation. 1936 Rotarian Jan. 80/1 If you have a well prepared speech it will give you poise, self-confidence and the assurance necessary for successful delivery. 2012 Irish Examiner (Nexis) 16 June The exam was fair and within the capabilities of any well-prepared student. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1525
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