单词 | time-tested |
释义 | > as lemmastime-tested time-tested adj. that has been tested by time; of which the effectiveness, worth, etc., has been established over time. ΚΠ 1821 Communic. Council in Reply to Governor's Communic. 14 Dec. (House of Delegates, Virginia) 1 The introduction..of novel and extravagant principles at war either with the theory or with the time-tested execution of the government. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 July 566/3 The kind of faith which cheerfully believes things about the East which time-tested experience has proved to be untrue. 2010 Wired Feb. 80/1 A time-tested safety device: a dead man's switch. < as lemmas |
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