well-spacedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈspeɪst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈspeɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: well adv., spaced adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + spaced adj., originally after French bien espacé (1753 in the passage translated in quot. 1756, or earlier).

Appropriately or properly spaced; set at good or correct distances or intervals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > neither too close together nor far apart

well-dispersed1606

uncrowded1700

well-spaced1756

1756 tr. M.-A. Laugier Ess. Archit. i. 62 If the spaces between the columns are well spaced [Fr. bien espacés]..there will never be any thing to fear.

a1796 T. Cole Life Hubert: 2nd & 3rd Bks. (1797) iii. 56 On the first shelf above, well spac'd were seen Trenchers of fine-grain'd wood.

1836 Foreign Q. Rev. 18 179 Mr. Wilkins's portico at the National Gallery..may perhaps satisfy those who conceive that a well-spaced range of columns is of itself sufficient to constitute a work of Grecian architecture.

1939 M. Spring Rice Working-class Wives iv. 70 She..has four children, well-spaced.

1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxv. 576 Large blocks of well-spaced three-story apartments.

2000 Cincinnati Mag. Apr. 138/3 Well-spaced tables situated to take advantage of the sweeping view make for a leisurely, low-key dining experience.

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

单词	well-spaced
释义	well-spacedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈspeɪst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈspeɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: well adv., spaced adj. Etymology: < well adv. + spaced adj., originally after French bien espacé (1753 in the passage translated in quot. 1756, or earlier). Appropriately or properly spaced; set at good or correct distances or intervals. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > neither too close together nor far apart well-dispersed1606 uncrowded1700 well-spaced1756 1756 tr. M.-A. Laugier Ess. Archit. i. 62 If the spaces between the columns are well spaced [Fr. bien espacés]..there will never be any thing to fear. a1796 T. Cole Life Hubert: 2nd & 3rd Bks. (1797) iii. 56 On the first shelf above, well spac'd were seen Trenchers of fine-grain'd wood. 1836 Foreign Q. Rev. 18 179 Mr. Wilkins's portico at the National Gallery..may perhaps satisfy those who conceive that a well-spaced range of columns is of itself sufficient to constitute a work of Grecian architecture. 1939 M. Spring Rice Working-class Wives iv. 70 She..has four children, well-spaced. 1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxv. 576 Large blocks of well-spaced three-story apartments. 2000 Cincinnati Mag. Apr. 138/3 Well-spaced tables situated to take advantage of the sweeping view make for a leisurely, low-key dining experience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1756
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