well-approvedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈpruːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈpruvd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and approved adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., approved adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + approved adj.Earlier currency is probably implied by the following example, apparently showing an alteration of well approved by reanalysis of the prefix of the second element as a reduced form of en- prefix¹ (see discussion at that entry, and compare a- prefix¹):1474 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 140 My right trusty and well enprovyd Brothyr, y recommend me unto yow, desiryng to here of your well fare.The same letter also includes an example of good enprovyd in similar use.

Widely approved; highly approved of; spec. extensively tested or demonstrated, very experienced (now archaic); highly esteemed or regarded.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > after trial

well-triedc1400

well-foundc1475

well-approved1531

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xiii. sig. Xij His auncient and well approued frende.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. Y5 Hengist and Horsus, well approu'd in warre.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 7 My trustie seruant well approu'd in all.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 83 There dwelt also not far from thence, one Mr. Skill, an Antient, and well approved Physician.

1713 E. Ward Hist. Grand Rebellion I. 66 At his Return, to recompence his Care, And well-approv'd Dispatch of that Affair, Was made Exchequer-Chancellor.

a1748 J. Thomson Coriolanus (1749) iii. i. 23 I, with my Troops, all Men of chosen Valour, And well-approv'd to-day, will storm the City.

1816 J. Austen Emma III. xvii. 328 In general, it was a very well approved match.

1893 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 112 The practitioners in trying, as they think, to keep pace with the times, lose their hold of well-approved methods and therapeutic agents.

1908 G. C. Lodge Herakles viii, in Poems & Dramas (1911) 327 I was a thrifty husbandman who..gathered in the harvest to his small And well-approved and insufficient needs.

1932 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 51 159 A good work has been very thoroughly revised and made even better than it was in its earlier and well approved form.

1999 R. Larson Daughters of Light ii. 65 These eighteenth-century Quaker women were proponents of the principles inculcated by their families, and participants in a well-approved ministerial role.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-approved
释义	well-approvedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈpruːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈpruvd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and approved adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., approved adj. Etymology: < well adv. + approved adj.Earlier currency is probably implied by the following example, apparently showing an alteration of well approved by reanalysis of the prefix of the second element as a reduced form of en- prefix¹ (see discussion at that entry, and compare a- prefix¹):1474 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 140 My right trusty and well enprovyd Brothyr, y recommend me unto yow, desiryng to here of your well fare.The same letter also includes an example of good enprovyd in similar use. Widely approved; highly approved of; spec. extensively tested or demonstrated, very experienced (now archaic); highly esteemed or regarded. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > after trial well-triedc1400 well-foundc1475 well-approved1531 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xiii. sig. Xij His auncient and well approued frende. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. Y5 Hengist and Horsus, well approu'd in warre. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 7 My trustie seruant well approu'd in all. View more context for this quotation 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 83 There dwelt also not far from thence, one Mr. Skill, an Antient, and well approved Physician. View more context for this quotation 1713 E. Ward Hist. Grand Rebellion I. 66 At his Return, to recompence his Care, And well-approv'd Dispatch of that Affair, Was made Exchequer-Chancellor. a1748 J. Thomson Coriolanus (1749) iii. i. 23 I, with my Troops, all Men of chosen Valour, And well-approv'd to-day, will storm the City. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. xvii. 328 In general, it was a very well approved match. View more context for this quotation 1893 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 112 The practitioners in trying, as they think, to keep pace with the times, lose their hold of well-approved methods and therapeutic agents. 1908 G. C. Lodge Herakles viii, in Poems & Dramas (1911) 327 I was a thrifty husbandman who..gathered in the harvest to his small And well-approved and insufficient needs. 1932 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 51 159 A good work has been very thoroughly revised and made even better than it was in its earlier and well approved form. 1999 R. Larson Daughters of Light ii. 65 These eighteenth-century Quaker women were proponents of the principles inculcated by their families, and participants in a well-approved ministerial role. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1531
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