well-assuredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈʃʊəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈʃʊ(ə)rd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + assured adj.

Very sure, certain, secure, or confident.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > defined, well-formed

well-assureda1413

definite1553

firm1600

well-founded1608

stated1651

well-establisheda1685

ironclad1838

rock-bottom1889

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1395 This ilke two..whan þat here hertes wel assured were Tho gonne þei to speke and to pleye.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 104 During which time he helde him wel assured in his palais.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. E^v Such vain thought, as wonted to mislead me In desert hope by well assured mone, Makes me from company to liue alone.

?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda sig. E3^v To make thee well assurde, How well thy speach and presents liketh vs.

1647 J. D. Du Perron Warning Parl. Eng. 6 Their Ancestors have left them..a well-assured patrimony.

1758 tr. Cicero Tusculan Disputations v. 273 You, Metrodorus..define the chief good by a firm habit of body, and a well assured hope of its continuance.

1791 S. Dobson tr. Petrarch View Human Life 180 There is no joy so great, none so well assured, as that which springeth from pureness of conscience, and remembrance of things well done.

1852 H. Holland Chapters Mental Physiol. ii. 41 We have no well-assured evidence.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 16 Sept. 8/3 If they do not go out to well-assured situations they go to hunger, want, disease, and possibly death in a country which is wild and disappointing.

1960 W. H. Ingrams Uganda vi. 62 Mutesa..became a well-assured young man, much like any young Englishman of his class.

1994 R. Miliband Socialism for Sceptical Age (1995) vii. 188 The domination of capital is as well assured as it has ever been.

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

单词	well-assured
释义	well-assuredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈʃʊəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈʃʊ(ə)rd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and assured adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., assured adj. Etymology: < well adv. + assured adj. Very sure, certain, secure, or confident. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > defined, well-formed well-assureda1413 definite1553 firm1600 well-founded1608 stated1651 well-establisheda1685 ironclad1838 rock-bottom1889 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1395 This ilke two..whan þat here hertes wel assured were Tho gonne þei to speke and to pleye. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 104 During which time he helde him wel assured in his palais. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. E^v Such vain thought, as wonted to mislead me In desert hope by well assured mone, Makes me from company to liue alone. ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda sig. E3^v To make thee well assurde, How well thy speach and presents liketh vs. 1647 J. D. Du Perron Warning Parl. Eng. 6 Their Ancestors have left them..a well-assured patrimony. 1758 tr. Cicero Tusculan Disputations v. 273 You, Metrodorus..define the chief good by a firm habit of body, and a well assured hope of its continuance. 1791 S. Dobson tr. Petrarch View Human Life 180 There is no joy so great, none so well assured, as that which springeth from pureness of conscience, and remembrance of things well done. 1852 H. Holland Chapters Mental Physiol. ii. 41 We have no well-assured evidence. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 16 Sept. 8/3 If they do not go out to well-assured situations they go to hunger, want, disease, and possibly death in a country which is wild and disappointing. 1960 W. H. Ingrams Uganda vi. 62 Mutesa..became a well-assured young man, much like any young Englishman of his class. 1994 R. Miliband Socialism for Sceptical Age (1995) vii. 188 The domination of capital is as well assured as it has ever been. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1413
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