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单词 well-taken
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well-takenadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈteɪk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈteɪk(ə)n/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and take v.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English taken , take v.
Etymology: < well adv. + taken, past participle of take v. Compare earlier taken adj.
1. Properly, aptly, or (now usually) skilfully taken (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [adjective] > argued well
welleOE
well-takenc1475
well-argued1687
c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 167 (MED) All that is taken with riall power is well taken.
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. vi. sig. Avi Many ensamples shold be founden of kynges & prynces, to whome it is wel taken to be presente in their bataylles.
?1548 A. Gilby Answer Deuillish Detection S. Gardiner f. clxvi Christ and his Apostles, though they were not so glorious and well taken in the worlde: yet was ther more truth in their wordes and writings.
1599 J. Hayward 1st Pt. Henrie IIII 125 In ciuill tumults, and aduised patience, and opportunitie well taken, are the onely weapons of aduantage.
1620 H. Peacham Thalia's Banquet sig. A7v Once I did auerre, Well taken Discords best did please the eare.
1639 R. Davenport Crowne for Conquerour 18 Times oft Wel-taken Lock.
1764 S. Foote Lyar i. ii. 16 Some compliments in verse.., well-tim'd, and, what was better, well taken.
1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. xii. 175 Mrs. Maitland's dressing-room was ornamented with many well-taken copies and elegant designs.
1836 Morning Post 7 Jan. 1/3 Admirably well taken sketches.
1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 48 The well-taken photographs—but your wife or friend close and solid in your arms?
1890 Agric. Gaz. New S. Wales Dec. 213 Well-taken sample of rusted Patterson's Tamworth wheat.
1927 Theatre Arts Monthly Aug. 571 If they had the courage they would quote Aristotle apropos of a well-taken or a bungled cabriole.
1968 Listener 19 Dec. 838/3 Hurst's well-taken, angled goal apart, the English forwards did not achieve a single placed shot against Bulgaria.
2005 A. Munro Pract. Succession Managem. i. 29 A series of well-taken decisions, each moving the organisation in the right direction.
2. Originally and chiefly U.S. (originally Law). Of an argument, point, objection, etc.: aptly or judiciously raised; justifiable; convincing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adjective] > strong, valid, convincing
justa1413
pregnanta1425
well-disposedc1449
pregnablea1500
legitime1532
concludent1571
potent1609
solid1615
concluding1620
valida1648
valuable1647
conclusive1649
cogent1659
legitimate1774
well-taken1789
1789 E. Kirby Rep. Superior Court Connecticut 12 The recognizance on which this action is brought was well taken.
1830 R. W. Gill & J. Johnson Rep. Court of Appeal Maryland 1 497 The second objection is we think well taken.
1864 H. J. Winser in J. E. Lewis Mammoth Bk. War Correspondents (2001) 47 The exchanges are in abeyance on well-taken grounds.
1936 E. B. White in New Yorker 14 Mar. 16/2 The question is well taken.
1973 W. C. McWilliams Idea of Fraternity in Amer. v. 115 To be sure, man's corrupt will led him to reject the force of well-taken argument.
2004 Church Times 16 Apr. 22/2 The distinction between place and space is well taken, but it has the disadvantage of missing out on Karl Barth's account of the eminent spatiality of God.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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