well-benchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈbɛn(t)ʃt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈbɛn(t)ʃt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: well adv., benched adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + benched adj., after ancient Greek (Ionic) ἐΰσσελμος (Homer; Attic εὔσελμος).

Chiefly poetic.

Of a ship: having fine rowing benches or decks.Chiefly in translations of or allusive references to Homer.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > with (spec. number of) banks of oars

bireme1600

quadrireme1600

trireme1699

well-benched1784

twi-banked1875

double-banked-

1784 G. I. Huntingford Apol. Monostrophics 169 A ship is called well benched, or well banked, εΰσελμος.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xiii. 300 Descending from the well-bench'd bark ashore.

1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad ii. 33 Let him lay hands upon his well-benched black ship.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 They brought forth all and laid it within the well-benched keel.

1988 D. H. Cushing Provident Sea i. 7 Well-benched ships were used with quiet oars.

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

单词	well-benched
释义	well-benchedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈbɛn(t)ʃt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈbɛn(t)ʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: well adv., benched adj. Etymology: < well adv. + benched adj., after ancient Greek (Ionic) ἐΰσσελμος (Homer; Attic εὔσελμος). Chiefly poetic. Of a ship: having fine rowing benches or decks.Chiefly in translations of or allusive references to Homer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > with (spec. number of) banks of oars bireme1600 quadrireme1600 trireme1699 well-benched1784 twi-banked1875 double-banked- 1784 G. I. Huntingford Apol. Monostrophics 169 A ship is called well benched, or well banked, εΰσελμος. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xiii. 300 Descending from the well-bench'd bark ashore. 1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad ii. 33 Let him lay hands upon his well-benched black ship. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 They brought forth all and laid it within the well-benched keel. 1988 D. H. Cushing Provident Sea i. 7 Well-benched ships were used with quiet oars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1784
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