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单词 well-handled
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well-handledadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhandld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈhænd(ə)ld/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and handled adj.2
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., handled adj.2
Etymology: < well adv. + handled adj.2
Suitably or properly dealt with; capably or skilfully handled.
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society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managed > well
well-handled1477
well-directed1563
well-conducted1590
well-managed1600
well-run1891
1477 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 503 I thynke notte a mater happy, nore weell handelyd, nore poletykly dalte wyth, when jt can neuer be fynysshyd wyth-owte an inconvenyence.
1551 W. Thomas tr. Livy Argument Apparaile of Women sig. Civv The Consule Marcus Portius,..with a longe exact and well handled oracion hath impugned our request.
1632 L. Rowzee Queenes Welles 67 Bread of good pure wheate, well handled..and well baked.
1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. iv. iii. 254 If the Habit of Body be tolerably good and the Ulcers well-handled.
1789 T. Holcroft tr. King Frederick II Hist. Own Times i. vi. 210 in tr. King Frederick II Posthumous Wks. I Soldiers and officers..lay extended..if they had thrown down their arms: so formidable is a well-handled musket become.
1841 Metropolitan Sept. 22 Its predominant vein is satire—well-handled, cutting satire.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 27 Sept. 4/2 A small and well-handled force of mounted men.
1992 New Statesman 4 Dec. 37/1 All is done with a journalist's vim, but replete with well-handled facts and figures.
2003 Post Mag. (Nexis) 5 June 26 A well-handled crisis situation can result in its [sc. a company's] brand being enhanced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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