| 单词 | way-wise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasway-wise way-wise adj. (originally) familiar with a road, route, or journey; expert in finding the right route; (later also in extended use, chiefly regional) experienced in the ways of the world, a particular occupation, etc.Use in the 19th cent. in the original sense is also chiefly regional, with reference to a working animal, esp. a horse, that is experienced and fully trained; cf. earlier wayed adj.2 ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilled or experienced oldOE well-usedc1300 experientc1420 way-wisea1460 pertly1466 practica1522 perite1530 well-practised1539 well-experienced1541 practised1548 experienced1576 veteran1624 practical1632 well-seasoned1640 seasoneda1643 callent1656 versant1766 used1786 salted1864 roteda1901 shell-backed1930 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > obedient or well-trained > trained for going on roads wayeda1642 way-wise1901 a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 1346 The simpil man supposeth ofte he be Weywiser then he is. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. iv. 14 He is neither weather-wise, nor way-wise, nor penny-wise. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Waywise, expert in choosing the road. 1840 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 3rd Ser. ix. 122 If they [sc. women as wives] are too old they are apt to be headstrong from havin' had their head so long; and, if they are too young, they are hardly way-wise enough to be pleasant. 1898 Longman's Mag. July 207 In a thick drizzle, mind me, you can't keep a coach-road, let alone a track across the common. An' you can't trust a ho'se then not even when he's old an' waywise. 1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 740/2 When a colt can be safely driven around the home grounds, he is considered ‘farm broke,’ or way wise. 1918 F. Hackett Ireland xi. 309 Flung into the medley of American life, he was compelled..to become way-wise in the factory, [etc.]. 2006 H. Eiland & K. McLaughlin tr. W. Benjamin Arcades Project 519 The person who travels a street, it would seem, has no need of any waywise guiding hand. < as lemmas |
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