单词 | well-respected |
释义 | well-respectedadj. Originally: †properly considered or regarded (obsolete). Later: highly esteemed. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adjective] > given attention well-respected1567 considered1865 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > respected redoubted1385 redoubt1417 respected1562 well-respected1829 1567 W. Allen Treat. Def. Priesthod ii. vi. 323 Why he shoulde exercise his authority herein be very vrgent, and Goddes honoure with the peoples commodity exceding well respected. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iv. iii. 10 If well respected honor bid me on. View more context for this quotation 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 538 I did to them, as a kind husbandman to his well-respected teame; I tooke off the yoke from them. 1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families 62 (heading) Dedicated to his worthy, and well respected good friend, Francis Scot. 1736 Rec. Norwich 22 Richard Courtney, a Person of Noble Blood, well respected, and much in Favour with K. Henry V. 1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio II. 214 Your generous, beneficent, and well respected character. 1829 Honeycomb & Bitter Gourd in A. Cunningham Anniversary 122 He..is..well connected, and well respected. 1897 To-day 23 Oct. 362/1 The Chief of Police is a well-known official in St. Petersburg, and a well-respected one also. 1949 Life 21 Nov. 33 Manuel Roxas, the well-respected president who was elected in the final months of the commonwealth. 2003 L. Hawking Jaded ix. 129 Polly was the features editor of a well-respected middle-market newspaper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1567 |
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