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单词 well-won
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well-wonadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwʌn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwən/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and won adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., won adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + won adj.
Gained by hard work or honourable effort; well-earned.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > that is due > deserved > by honourable effort
well-won?1543
?1543 M. Coverdale Christen Exhortacion f. 5v In ther daylye occupyenge was moch falsehed vsed, and that was thought wel wonne good, that was gotten by deceyte.
1578 T. Churchyard Lamentable & Pitifull Descr. Wofull Warres Flaunders Ep. Ded. sig. A.vi Make your desired hope to be as happy as your well wonne fame doth deserue honoure.
1631 C. Aleyn Battailes Crescey & Poictiers sig. C6v Weare a name Charg'd with more well-won titles, than he had.
a1652 R. Brome Queen & Concubine i. ii. 2 in Five New Playes (1659) Hear this..brief relation of the Kings success In this his late well-won Battail.
1720 A. Ramsay Rise & Fall of Stocks in Poems 267 The well won Thousands of some Years, In ae big Bargain disappears.
1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 587 His well-won bays, than life itself more dear.
1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. i. 39 A well-won penny is worth an ill-won pound.
1879 19th Cent. June 992 The great and well-won reputation of Mr. Wallace as a scientific observer.
1927 Princeton Alumni Weekly 18 Mar. 697/3 Dr. Kennedy has been awarded a well-won leave of absence.
2007 C. Rodgers Informal Coalitions 126 This manager had a well-won reputation for his analytical skills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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