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单词 well-rewarded
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well-rewardedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlrᵻˈwɔːdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlrəˈwɔrdəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., rewarded adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + rewarded adj.
Of a task, work, etc.: rewarded generously; (of a person) well-paid, highly rewarded.
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1646 F. Wortley Characters & Elegies 9 His well-chosen and well-rewarded intelligence and correspondency.
1743 Gratulatio Academiæ Cantabrigiensis sig. S1v The cheerful lab'rer turns the teeming soil, And safe pursues the well-rewarded toil.
1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo iv. 181 The soldier, his dread occupation o'er, Of well-rewarded service loved to tell.
1856 Trans. N.Y. State Agric. Soc. 16 17 All the scene at once gives evidence of honest and well rewarded industry.
1937 G. P. Lestrade in I. Schapera Bantu-speaking Tribes S. Afr. xiii. 296 The praise-poet..was and still is a much-respected and well-rewarded member of the official entourage of Bantu chiefs.
2011 J. Benal Dog Trainer's Compl. Guide to Happy, Well-behaved Pet viii. 140 If it's your dog who's slightly shy, having a well-rewarded task to perform can relieve her anxiety.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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