bienadv.

/bjã/

Etymology: The French word for ‘well’.

Used in certain French phrases.

Compounds

bien entendu n. /bjɛ̃nɑ̃tɑ̃dy/ [French entendu, past participle of entendre to hear, understand.] Of course; that goes without saying.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase]

to iwissea1000

mid iwissea1000

in wisc1000

to wis(se)c1000

without(en (any) weenc1175

sans fail1297

thereof no strife1297

but werea1300

forouten werea1300

out of werea1300

without werea1300

without deceit1303

for certainc1320

it is to wittingc1320

withouten carec1320

without nayc1330

without noc1330

without (but out of) dread1340

no doubtc1380

without distancec1390

no fresea1400

out of doubta1400

without doubta1400

for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400

withouten stance14..

hazel woods shakea1413

of, on, in warrantisec1440

sure enough?1440

without question?1440

wythout diswerec1440

without any dispayrec1470

for (also of) a surety?a1475

in (also for) surenessa1475

of certainc1485

without any (also all) naya1500

out of question?1526

past question?1526

for sure1534

what else1540

beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542

to be a bidden by1549

out of (also without) all cry1565

with a witness1579

upon my word1591

no question1594

out of all suspicion1600

for a certain1608

without scruple1612

to be sure1615

that's pos1710

in course1722

beyond (all) question1817

(and) no mistake1818

no two ways about it (also that)1818

of course1823

bien entendu1844

yessiree1846

you bet you1857

make no mistake1876

acourse1883

sans doute1890

how are you?1918

you bet your bippy1968

1844 W. M. Thackeray Barry Lyndon i. vii, in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 396/1 Burgundy and velvet are the best, bien entendu.

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. vi. 190 And I was not penniless, bien entendu.

1904 H. O. Sturgis Belchamber x. 136 I could never call her that to her face, bien entendu.

1927 B. Malinowski Sex & Repression in Savage Society i. ix. 77 First of all—and that has, bien entendu, nothing to do with matriliny—there is no condemnation of sex.

bien-être n. /bjɛ̃nɛtr/ [French (16th cent.); être to be.] A state of well-being; comfort.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [noun] > euphoria or feeling of well-being

euphoria1728

bien-être1849

feel-good1977

feel-goodism1977

1849 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 26 Oct. in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1884) I. iv. 189 I never enjoyed a more complete bien être in my life than during the last fortnight.

1873 W. James Let. 11 May in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. 344 Your letter..seemed to reveal a great physical bien être.

1883 C. M. Yonge Stray Pearls I. x. 112 There was an indefinable bliss and bien-être in their very presence.

1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning i. 3 No inkling of the soup into which I was to be plunged came to mar my perfect bien-être.

bien pensant adj. and n. /bjɛ̃ pɑ̃sɑ̃/ [French pensant, present participle of penser to think.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > orthodoxy > [adjective]

righteOE

orthodoxc1454

catholicc1500

sound1526

catholicala1530

orthodoxastical1570

orthodoxical1577

orthodoxal1607

symmetral1660

hardshell1836

hard-shelled1842

observant1902

bien pensant1923

1923 A. Huxley On Margin 113 If you are rich, of good family and bien pensant.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 622/3 A Nationalist rising in Spain, which not only M. Maurras but all the French bien-pensants supported.

1958 Listener 7 Aug. 209/2 The pitiful, hasty funeral from which the local bien-pensants remain away.

1962 N. Mitford Water Beetle 136 In her world, Catholic, royalist, bien pensant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	bien
释义	bienadv. /bjã/ Etymology: The French word for ‘well’. Used in certain French phrases. Compounds bien entendu n. /bjɛ̃nɑ̃tɑ̃dy/ [French entendu, past participle of entendre to hear, understand.] Of course; that goes without saying. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 1844 W. M. Thackeray Barry Lyndon i. vii, in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 396/1 Burgundy and velvet are the best, bien entendu. 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. vi. 190 And I was not penniless, bien entendu. 1904 H. O. Sturgis Belchamber x. 136 I could never call her that to her face, bien entendu. 1927 B. Malinowski Sex & Repression in Savage Society i. ix. 77 First of all—and that has, bien entendu, nothing to do with matriliny—there is no condemnation of sex. bien-être n. /bjɛ̃nɛtr/ [French (16th cent.); être to be.] A state of well-being; comfort. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [noun] > euphoria or feeling of well-being euphoria1728 bien-être1849 feel-good1977 feel-goodism1977 1849 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 26 Oct. in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1884) I. iv. 189 I never enjoyed a more complete bien être in my life than during the last fortnight. 1873 W. James Let. 11 May in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. 344 Your letter..seemed to reveal a great physical bien être. 1883 C. M. Yonge Stray Pearls I. x. 112 There was an indefinable bliss and bien-être in their very presence. 1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning i. 3 No inkling of the soup into which I was to be plunged came to mar my perfect bien-être. bien pensant adj. and n. /bjɛ̃ pɑ̃sɑ̃/ [French pensant, present participle of penser to think.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > orthodoxy > [adjective] righteOE orthodoxc1454 catholicc1500 sound1526 catholicala1530 orthodoxastical1570 orthodoxical1577 orthodoxal1607 symmetral1660 hardshell1836 hard-shelled1842 observant1902 bien pensant1923 1923 A. Huxley On Margin 113 If you are rich, of good family and bien pensant. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 622/3 A Nationalist rising in Spain, which not only M. Maurras but all the French bien-pensants supported. 1958 Listener 7 Aug. 209/2 The pitiful, hasty funeral from which the local bien-pensants remain away. 1962 N. Mitford Water Beetle 136 In her world, Catholic, royalist, bien pensant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.1844
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