good wordn.

Brit.

/ˌɡʊd ˈwəːd/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊd ˈwərd/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and word n. and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., word n.

Etymology: < good adj. + word n.With sense 1c compare classical Latin bona verba, plural.

1. In plural.

a. Words which are pleasant, friendly, or kind.

ΚΠ

OE Soul & Body I 132 Þonne þa gastas gode word sprecat [read sprecað], snottre, sigefæste, ond þus soðlice þone lichoman lustum gretaþ: Wine leofesta, [etc.].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 334 Heo hine gretten mid godene heore worden.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20095 Þan spak ihesus words gode, Als he hang þar on þe rode.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. L Good words bri[n]g not euer of good dedes good hope.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccj Kyng Edwarde..sente good woordes to the Erle of Pembroke.

a1633 G. Herbert Outlandish Prov. (1640) sig. A7 Good words are worth much, and cost little.

1708 W. Anderson Four Serm. i. 7 We are to give them good Words, to be civil and obliging, kind and affable towards them.

1805 G. Colman in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1973) III. 86 Give me good words, and I'm as asy as an ould glove; but bite my nose off with mustard, and have at you with pepper.

1840 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 189 Cheering the workmen with good words.

1905 G. M. Sorrel Refl. Confederate Staff Officer xii. 113 Thank General Longstreet for his good words.

1985 J. Wimber & K. Springer Power Evangelism iii. 58 Proclamation evangelism adds good words to good deeds.

†b. Speech which is ostensibly pleasant or generous, but is in fact intended to deceive or flatter. Cf. fair adj. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > an instance, act, or expression of

commendation1535

good words1535

suffrage1566

commend1606

exalt1607

commendatory1641

exaltation1650

back-pat1894

cheerleading1902

rave1926

rap1939

bouquet1955

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Esdras iv. 31 The kynge was fayne to flater her, & to geue her good wordes, till he had gotten hir fauoure agayne.

1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot vii. 260 By good wordes and entising speeches to perswade and inuite them to so infamous and base an act.

1622 J. Taylor Farewell to Tower-bottles A 7 False hearts can put on good wordes and lookes.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 222 Only giving us good words instead of Payment.

1728 L. Theobald Double Falshood iv. i. 40 These good Words were Gyves and Fetters, Sir, To keep me bolted there: while the false Sender Play'd out the Game of Treach'ry.

1796 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. I. 1228/2 Einem gute Botte geben, to flatter, to caress, to cajole one, to give him good Words.

†c. Used as an exclamation expressing deprecation of angry or aggressive speech and urging the speaker to use less vehement language. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1578 T. P. Of Knowl. Warres i. vii. 12 The Emperour mildelye aunswered, good woordes my good souldiour.

c1592 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta v, in Wks. (Rtldg.) 175/2 Governor, good words; be not so furious.

1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iii. i. 22 Good Words, Damsel, or I shall ——.

1739 D. Bellamy Fair Counsellor in Misc. (ed. 2) I. v. 170 Hush; good Words Olivia!

1774 J. Burgoyne Maid of Oaks i. ii. 13 Good words, good words, gentlemen; no quarrelling.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 221 Nay,..do not be rough; good words, if you please.

2. An expression of approval, support, or esteem for a person or thing; spec. recommendation of a person to another's favour or for a job, position, etc. Frequently in to give good words, to put in a good word (for) (see to put in 6a at put v. Phrasal verbs 1), to say a good word for (also about).

ΚΠ

?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) l. 192 (MED) Of pore & of riche he haþ well god word.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1066 (MED) Alle gauen god word to gomes þat hem plesede.

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1081 And frendes loue..shal ye han of me And my good word.

a1500 Thewis Gud Women (Cambr. Kk.1.5) l. 101 in R. Girvan Ratis Raving & Other Early Scots Poems (1939) 88 Gyf folk gud word be-hynd þar bak.

1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. C.iiii^v Some good worde that I may saye To borowe mannes soule from blame.

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iii. i. sig. Niv [Thou] dyddest speke a good word for me, and dydst tourne away..the..strokes from me.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie W 352 That helpeth one with his good worde at a time, suffragatorius.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. ii. 214 You gaue good words the other day of a Bay Courser I rod on.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. xlviii The Good Word, that Mr. Grævius has been pleas'd publicly to give me.

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 71 I know I shall always have your good Word.

1797 M. Robinson Walsingham IV. lxxxii. 168 The Dowager spoke a good word..and Sir Sidney has settled the whole business to the satisfaction of all parties.

1852 C. B. Mansfield Paraguay, Brazil, & Plate (1856) 364 My friend M. Cerruti..has diplomatic business here; and with his good words..I hope to be in clover.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 78 It was..not in the character of tenant that the Czar was likely to gain the good word of civilised men.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Jan. 1/2 The New..University of London appears to be in that parlous state when no impartial person can be found to say a good word for it.

1937 R. Byron Road to Oxiana v. 289 In that case, one of the resident Indian merchants will be summoned, who may put in a good word for us.

1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. 365 [He] rarely had a good word to say about anyone who did not play cricket ‘in my day’.

2007 Daily Express (Nexis) 31 Oct. 14 Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart is hoping to get Doctor Who David Tennant to put in a good word about a gueststarring role.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good word
释义	good wordn. Brit. /ˌɡʊd ˈwəːd/, U.S. /ˌɡʊd ˈwərd/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and word n. and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., word n. Etymology: < good adj. + word n.With sense 1c compare classical Latin bona verba, plural. 1. In plural. a. Words which are pleasant, friendly, or kind. ΚΠ OE Soul & Body I 132 Þonne þa gastas gode word sprecat [read sprecað], snottre, sigefæste, ond þus soðlice þone lichoman lustum gretaþ: Wine leofesta, [etc.]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 334 Heo hine gretten mid godene heore worden. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20095 Þan spak ihesus words gode, Als he hang þar on þe rode. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. L Good words bri[n]g not euer of good dedes good hope. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccj Kyng Edwarde..sente good woordes to the Erle of Pembroke. a1633 G. Herbert Outlandish Prov. (1640) sig. A7 Good words are worth much, and cost little. 1708 W. Anderson Four Serm. i. 7 We are to give them good Words, to be civil and obliging, kind and affable towards them. 1805 G. Colman in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1973) III. 86 Give me good words, and I'm as asy as an ould glove; but bite my nose off with mustard, and have at you with pepper. 1840 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 189 Cheering the workmen with good words. 1905 G. M. Sorrel Refl. Confederate Staff Officer xii. 113 Thank General Longstreet for his good words. 1985 J. Wimber & K. Springer Power Evangelism iii. 58 Proclamation evangelism adds good words to good deeds. †b. Speech which is ostensibly pleasant or generous, but is in fact intended to deceive or flatter. Cf. fair adj. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > an instance, act, or expression of commendation1535 good words1535 suffrage1566 commend1606 exalt1607 commendatory1641 exaltation1650 back-pat1894 cheerleading1902 rave1926 rap1939 bouquet1955 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Esdras iv. 31 The kynge was fayne to flater her, & to geue her good wordes, till he had gotten hir fauoure agayne. 1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot vii. 260 By good wordes and entising speeches to perswade and inuite them to so infamous and base an act. 1622 J. Taylor Farewell to Tower-bottles A 7 False hearts can put on good wordes and lookes. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 222 Only giving us good words instead of Payment. 1728 L. Theobald Double Falshood iv. i. 40 These good Words were Gyves and Fetters, Sir, To keep me bolted there: while the false Sender Play'd out the Game of Treach'ry. 1796 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. I. 1228/2 Einem gute Botte geben, to flatter, to caress, to cajole one, to give him good Words. †c. Used as an exclamation expressing deprecation of angry or aggressive speech and urging the speaker to use less vehement language. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 T. P. Of Knowl. Warres i. vii. 12 The Emperour mildelye aunswered, good woordes my good souldiour. c1592 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta v, in Wks. (Rtldg.) 175/2 Governor, good words; be not so furious. 1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iii. i. 22 Good Words, Damsel, or I shall ——. 1739 D. Bellamy Fair Counsellor in Misc. (ed. 2) I. v. 170 Hush; good Words Olivia! 1774 J. Burgoyne Maid of Oaks i. ii. 13 Good words, good words, gentlemen; no quarrelling. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 221 Nay,..do not be rough; good words, if you please. 2. An expression of approval, support, or esteem for a person or thing; spec. recommendation of a person to another's favour or for a job, position, etc. Frequently in to give good words, to put in a good word (for) (see to put in 6a at put v. Phrasal verbs 1), to say a good word for (also about). ΚΠ ?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) l. 192 (MED) Of pore & of riche he haþ well god word. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1066 (MED) Alle gauen god word to gomes þat hem plesede. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1081 And frendes loue..shal ye han of me And my good word. a1500 Thewis Gud Women (Cambr. Kk.1.5) l. 101 in R. Girvan Ratis Raving & Other Early Scots Poems (1939) 88 Gyf folk gud word be-hynd þar bak. 1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. C.iiii^v Some good worde that I may saye To borowe mannes soule from blame. 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iii. i. sig. Niv [Thou] dyddest speke a good word for me, and dydst tourne away..the..strokes from me. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie W 352 That helpeth one with his good worde at a time, suffragatorius. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. ii. 214 You gaue good words the other day of a Bay Courser I rod on. View more context for this quotation 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. xlviii The Good Word, that Mr. Grævius has been pleas'd publicly to give me. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 71 I know I shall always have your good Word. 1797 M. Robinson Walsingham IV. lxxxii. 168 The Dowager spoke a good word..and Sir Sidney has settled the whole business to the satisfaction of all parties. 1852 C. B. Mansfield Paraguay, Brazil, & Plate (1856) 364 My friend M. Cerruti..has diplomatic business here; and with his good words..I hope to be in clover. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 78 It was..not in the character of tenant that the Czar was likely to gain the good word of civilised men. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Jan. 1/2 The New..University of London appears to be in that parlous state when no impartial person can be found to say a good word for it. 1937 R. Byron Road to Oxiana v. 289 In that case, one of the resident Indian merchants will be summoned, who may put in a good word for us. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. 365 [He] rarely had a good word to say about anyone who did not play cricket ‘in my day’. 2007 Daily Express (Nexis) 31 Oct. 14 Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart is hoping to get Doctor Who David Tennant to put in a good word about a gueststarring role. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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