单词 | ill-paid |
释义 | > as lemmasill-paid ill-paid adj. Brit. /ˌɪlˈpeɪd/ , U.S. /ˌɪlˈpeɪd/ Π 1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 198 My ill-paid Pains to mourn. ill-paid a. In predicative use: pleased, satisfied, content. Formerly frequently with of; now only in ill-paid, well-paid adj. 1. Now rare (in later use Scottish and Irish English). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective] paidc1225 well-queemc1225 well-paidc1230 apaid1297 well-apaidc1300 setea1350 pleaseda1382 contentc1400 agreed1417 well-pleased1423 well begonea1425 well-contenta1438 well-contented1461 satisfied1477 contentful1542 unrepining1559 satisfied1566 sufficed1590 contented1597 undispleased1598 perfecta1616 complacential1658 in humour1673 beneplacit1678 comfortable1770 gratified1818 wishless1820 like a possum up a gum tree1840 chuffc1860 all right1882 gruntled1938 chuffed1957 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 389 (MED) Eiðer is allesweis ipaiet [a1250 Titus ipaied] of oðer. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 127 Sulement luue is god; beo wel ipaied [c1230 Corpus Cambr. wilcweme] & gled þerof. c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 184 (MED) Þe king was payed of that Rede. c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) 1734 (MED) Swithe sore sche him atraid; Certes, he was wel iuel ipaid. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 70 (MED) William was not paied, þat falle mad him ofright. c1450 (?a1400) Duke Rowland & Sir Otuell (1880) 640 (MED) Damesell, arte þou payed of me? a1500 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 456 (MED) Of couetos men I am noȝt payde. c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1921) II. ii. 3898 I hald me pait [Fr. apaiez me tenroie]. 1603 in G. Donaldson Court Bk. Shetland (1954) 104 Thir summes..quhairoff I hald me compleitlie peyit. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) ‘I'm verra ill paid for ye’, I am very sorry for you; Aberd. 1880 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) (at cited word) I'm weel paid wi' the bargain. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 208/2 To be ill-paid, to be sorry. It's ill-paid ye'll be for that. ill-paid 2. Remunerated or recompensed with money; in receipt of pay. In early use chiefly in ill-paid, well-paid adj. 2.Recorded earliest in well-paid adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [adjective] > in receipt of pay feed1579 paid1590 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages hiredc1230 wagedc1440 pensionary1548 paid1590 bepaid- 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons Ded. 4 b Souldiours well payd, and chiefly being subiects to the Prince that they serue. 1657 in J. M. Beale Hist. Burgh & Parochial Schools Fife (unpubl. thesis, Edinb. Univ.) 138 He told he wes verie ill payed. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 163 The Legerdemain of a well packed and paid Jury. 1827 E. Ryan & W. Moody Cases Nisi Prius 31 (margin) In an action by executors, a paid legatee is a competent witness to increase the estate. 1866 D. Greenwell Ess. (1867) 60 The exchange of paid for voluntary labour. 1925 Amer. Mercury Aug. 398/2 The excessively energetic paid helpers who are so eager to help us. 1959 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 May 16/2 They are now holding their jobs long enough to get paid annual holidays at native resorts. 1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. (Mag. section) x. 12/2 Our first paid gig was in Chattanooga. < as lemmas |
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