单词 | bespoken |
释义 | bespokenadj.ΚΠ 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. vi. 133 The hostelers ought to be well bespoken and courtoys of wordes. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 387/4 A mayden wel bespoken. 2. Ordered, commissioned, arranged for. See also bespoke adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [adjective] > custom-made or bespoke bespoken1607 bespoke1755 custom1757 custom-made1819 handmade1883 custom-built1908 customized1927 1607 Fayre Mayde of Exchange in T. Heywood Wks. (1874) II. 31 Here is bespoken work. 1807 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 5 577 Which gives to his treatise an appearance of bespoken work. 3. Spoken of, talked of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > [adjective] > much talked about noised1641 bespoken1871 1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 59 The much-bespoken utilitarianism of the most recent ethical school. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1474 |
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