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单词 bespoken
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bespokenadj.

/bɪˈspəʊkən/
Forms: Also bespoke adj.
Etymology: See bespeak v.
1. Spoken, of speech; as in well bespoken. Obsolete.
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).
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