well-troddenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈtrɒdn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈtrɑd(ə)n/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + trodden adj.

Of a path, road, etc.: frequently used or walked on. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts: often used, adopted, or dealt with. Cf. well-trod adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > frequently trodden

well-trodden?1566

well-trod1578

trod1638

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [adjective] > beaten or well-trodden

berrieda1382

well-beaten?c1425

forbeatc1430

well-trodden?1566

traded?1567

trodden1576

well-traded1576

tracked1589

pathed1597

trite1601

beaten1748

paddered1789

well-travelled1797

padded1821

over-beaten1873

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > of or relating to the ordinary course > usual or habitual (course)

beaten1477

well-trodden1881

?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 104 The way..that in tymes past was wonte to be so well troden, is nowe become full of, grasse, and thornes.

1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 17 Now was the path well troden, and they meeting soone after in like place.., vsed like matter of discourse, with the same occasion againe offered.

1616 T. Gainsford Hist. Trebizond iii. 184 This made the good goe forward in a well troden path, and the bad desist from accoustomed ill life.

1681 T. Delaune & B. Keach Τροπολογία ii. 168/2 The Way is well-troden; the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and all the Godly, walked in this very Way.

1775 Gen. Evening Post 9 Feb. I do not mean to enter into so vast, so well trodden a field.

1798 M. Charlton Phedora III. vii. 300 Phedora with a transport of delight discovered a well-trodden path, which she resolved at every event not to quit.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 141 A solid, hot, stone pavement is not so agreeable..as the cool, fresh turf, or the well-trodden path.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. xv. 387 We need not go over the well-trodden ground of later history.

1947 E. Berridge Sel. Stories 128 It was a long, large room, entirely panelled in oak, with an old well-trodden oaken floor.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 They went up short, well-trodden tracks.

2005 Global Aug. 83/2 This is an unusual take on a well-trodden tale.

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

单词	well-trodden
释义	well-troddenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtrɒdn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtrɑd(ə)n/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and trodden adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., trodden adj. Etymology: < well adv. + trodden adj. Of a path, road, etc.: frequently used or walked on. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts: often used, adopted, or dealt with. Cf. well-trod adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > frequently trodden well-trodden?1566 well-trod1578 trod1638 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [adjective] > beaten or well-trodden berrieda1382 well-beaten?c1425 forbeatc1430 well-trodden?1566 traded?1567 trodden1576 well-traded1576 tracked1589 pathed1597 trite1601 beaten1748 paddered1789 well-travelled1797 padded1821 over-beaten1873 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > of or relating to the ordinary course > usual or habitual (course) beaten1477 well-trodden1881 ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 104 The way..that in tymes past was wonte to be so well troden, is nowe become full of, grasse, and thornes. 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 17 Now was the path well troden, and they meeting soone after in like place.., vsed like matter of discourse, with the same occasion againe offered. 1616 T. Gainsford Hist. Trebizond iii. 184 This made the good goe forward in a well troden path, and the bad desist from accoustomed ill life. 1681 T. Delaune & B. Keach Τροπολογία ii. 168/2 The Way is well-troden; the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and all the Godly, walked in this very Way. 1775 Gen. Evening Post 9 Feb. I do not mean to enter into so vast, so well trodden a field. 1798 M. Charlton Phedora III. vii. 300 Phedora with a transport of delight discovered a well-trodden path, which she resolved at every event not to quit. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 141 A solid, hot, stone pavement is not so agreeable..as the cool, fresh turf, or the well-trodden path. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. xv. 387 We need not go over the well-trodden ground of later history. 1947 E. Berridge Sel. Stories 128 It was a long, large room, entirely panelled in oak, with an old well-trodden oaken floor. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 They went up short, well-trodden tracks. 2005 Global Aug. 83/2 This is an unusual take on a well-trodden tale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1566
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