well-understoodadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlʌndəˈstʊd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˌəndərˈstʊd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and understand v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English understood , understand v.

Etymology: < well adv. + understood, past participle of understand v.

Widely or thoroughly known or comprehended.

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?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) (1994) 79 (MED) It þer not recche off þe name so þat alle oþere þinge be wele vnderstonden.

1474 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) *30 That they [sc. the porters] suffer..noe dishonest or unknowne person to come in, without his cause be well understood.

1546 S. Gardiner Detection Deuils Sophistrie f. xlvii^v Speakynge of the institution of the sacramente, and the worde well vnderstoode, maye be suffred sygnifienge the fyrste exhibicion and ministracion of it.

1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) sig. DD.j^v Some things of this celestiall lyfe I will declare thee here, Which ought well vnderstoode, to please the minde of any wight.

a1631 R. Bolton Foure Last Things (1632) 23 That they had not..taken more sensibly to heart those many..secret (but well understood) intimations.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 127 A skreene..acurately cutt in topiary worke with well understood Architecture.

1731 J. Constable Refl. Accuracy Style i. 11 He [sc. Cicero] says, a well understood negligence is better than an affected accuracy.

1792 E. Burke Speech (1816) IV. 55 Without the guide and light of sound well-understood principles.

1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 4th Ser. iv. 101 She only followed a well-understood practice among her countrywomen.

1874 Boston Daily Advertiser 27 July The well-understood reasons..in developing these beach resorts.

1910 Northeastern Reporter 90 245/2 The words used had a precise, definite, and well-understood meaning.

1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair iii. i. 80 She represents a rare but fairly well-understood morbid condition.

2010 D. A. Rothery Planets: Very Short Introd. i. 25 There is a well-understood hierarchy of crater morphologies depending on diameter.

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

单词	well-understood
释义	well-understoodadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlʌndəˈstʊd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˌəndərˈstʊd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and understand v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English understood , understand v. Etymology: < well adv. + understood, past participle of understand v. Widely or thoroughly known or comprehended. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) (1994) 79 (MED) It þer not recche off þe name so þat alle oþere þinge be wele vnderstonden. 1474 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 30 That they [sc.* the porters] suffer..noe dishonest or unknowne person to come in, without his cause be well understood. 1546 S. Gardiner Detection Deuils Sophistrie f. xlvii^v Speakynge of the institution of the sacramente, and the worde well vnderstoode, maye be suffred sygnifienge the fyrste exhibicion and ministracion of it. 1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) sig. DD.j^v Some things of this celestiall lyfe I will declare thee here, Which ought well vnderstoode, to please the minde of any wight. a1631 R. Bolton Foure Last Things (1632) 23 That they had not..taken more sensibly to heart those many..secret (but well understood) intimations. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 127 A skreene..acurately cutt in topiary worke with well understood Architecture. 1731 J. Constable Refl. Accuracy Style i. 11 He [sc. Cicero] says, a well understood negligence is better than an affected accuracy. 1792 E. Burke Speech (1816) IV. 55 Without the guide and light of sound well-understood principles. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 4th Ser. iv. 101 She only followed a well-understood practice among her countrywomen. 1874 Boston Daily Advertiser 27 July The well-understood reasons..in developing these beach resorts. 1910 Northeastern Reporter 90 245/2 The words used had a precise, definite, and well-understood meaning. 1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair iii. i. 80 She represents a rare but fairly well-understood morbid condition. 2010 D. A. Rothery Planets: Very Short Introd. i. 25 There is a well-understood hierarchy of crater morphologies depending on diameter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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