单词 | well-conceived |
释义 | well-conceivedadj. Skilfully or properly devised, thought out, or brought into existence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective] > displaying intelligence wittya1400 well-conceiveda1500 intelligent1585 understanding1635 a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) f. 54v Euery thyng is fyxyd calcynnede in yer owyne kende Thys well conseyvede frute schall yu fynde. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Nn Pyrocles was not so much perswaded as delighted, by her well conceaued and sweetely pronounced speaches. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 45 Of well conceiued hope they were beguild, Their fortresse left, forsaken and exild. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients iii. 245 Magnificence doth shew it selfe in a well-conceived invention. 1777 London Mag. Mar. 128/1 A well conceived scene ensues between the Captain and Valentine. 1836 J. S. Mill in London Rev. Jan. 368 A well-conceived and well-executed work of fiction. 1862 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. (ed. 5) II. v. ii. 395 Mr. Hubbard..whose well-conceived plan wants little of being..an approximation to a just settlement. 1919 W. S. Churchill Let. 20 Jan. in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 472 Executive Heads of well-conceived Branches. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Apr. 259/2 The latter Council has gradually built up a series of well-sited, well-conceived and well-run centres. 2001 Time (Special Issue) Fall 18/2 The balance of Shakira's album is forceful, well-conceived pop rock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1500 |
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