单词 | well-accepted |
释义 | well-acceptedadj. Widely accepted, well-received. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted accepta1382 well-pleaseda1382 ycherydc1407 received1440 graciousa1450 accepted?1495 comprobate1523 well-accepted1526 allowed1538 approbateda1549 well-received1565 well-liked1567 well-graceda1586 unlashed1641 approved1667 approved-of1670 consecrated1868 favoured1891 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. vi. f. ccxl Beholde nowe is that wele accepted tyme [Gk. καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος]. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 114 Sending forth the well accepted sound Of thankes and vowes, from their diuided heart, They kisse the sacred Altar and depart. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 242 The well accepted and laudable Services, done as well unto us, as our dear Mother Isabel Queen of England, by our trusty John de Staunton. a1763 W. Shenstone Men & Manners in Ess. in Wks. (1768) II. 42 He had such entire possession of the hearts as well as understandings of his friends, that he could soon make the most surprizing paradoxes believed and well-accepted. 1865 Our Own Fireside 2 616/2 This new and admirably executed edition of a well-accepted tune-book, forms No. 10 of the ‘Weigh House Series’. 1897 Amer. Medico-surg. Bull. 10 June 505/1 We do know, and it is a well-accepted theory, that the tendency to tuberculosis is inherited. 1942 Billboard 2 May 18/3 It is a well-accepted fact that vaudeville is staging a revival. 1975 Old-house Jrnl. Feb. 6/1 The painting of stone and brick was a well-accepted method in the U.S. by the 19th century. 2001 Men's Exercise July 74 Nowadays, of course, iron pumping is a well-accepted conditioning modality recognized for its many benefits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1526 |
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