单词 | well-educated |
释义 | well-educatedadj. That has received a good education. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > well well-itowenc1225 well-taughtc1275 lighty?a1425 groundlyc1449 well-informeda1500 well-entered1548 well-instructed1553 well-trained1562 well-educated1598 well-tutored1600 tutored1601 illuminated1661 well-cultured1760 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. ii. 90 Define, define, well educated infant. View more context for this quotation 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 128 He first saluted them, with that Court-like dexterity, which did bespeak him a well-educated boy, and of good parentage. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iv. 103 Whoever went to take him by the Hand in the Way of Salutation, Peter with much Grace, like a well educated Spaniel, would present them with his Foot. 1789 E. Rigby Let. 17 Aug. (1880) 175 Geneva seems also a desirable residence for well educated and literary persons. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 11 I was reckoned an uncommonly well educated boy. 1872 Times 12 Aug. 3/3 A London quantity surveyor..is willing to receive a well-educated youth as pupil. 1957 B. Evans & C. Evans Dict. Contemp. Amer. Usage 164/2 In the United States everywheres is often heard in the speech of well educated people, but it does not appear in print. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 18 June (Mag.) 20/1 Well-educated kids in low-paid jobs is part of the American way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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