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单词 well-armoured
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well-armouredwell-armoredadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɑːməd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɑrmərd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and armoured adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., armoured adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + armoured adj.
Well protected with armour.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour
armedc1300
wrienc1330
steel-clada1400
armed at (also of) all piecesc1400
harnessedc1460
enarmedc1540
armoured1564
steeled1596
iron-clothed1728
armour-clad1768
hoplomachic1832
well-armoured1852
brazen-mailed1870
pamphract1890
1852 R. Williams Eminent Welshmen 63 Native bravery, with undefended bodies, availed not against the well armoured and disciplined troops of the enemy.
1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 578 The King's brave well-armoured folk.
1910 F. Manning Poems 57 So swarmed upon the shore Sigurd's well-armoured men.
1958 Pop. Mech. May 142 (caption) Well-armored adult Triceratops had three spiny horns on his face, and a great bony shield protected his neck and shoulders.
2000 Guardian 20 July (Science section) 3/2 So, how does the slender, harmless-looking, slow-moving Southern African chlamydephorid slug prey on this well-armoured giant?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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