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单词 well-imagined
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well-imaginedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlᵻˈmadʒ(ᵻ)nd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈmædʒənd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., imagined adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + imagined adj.
Skilfully or vividly conceived or imagined.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [adjective] > imagined or visualized > well
well-concocted1563
well-imagined1715
well-forged1813
1715 A. Pope in tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. Observ. 159 By what judicious and well-imagined Degrees the Army is restrain'd.
1749 D. Garrick Let. 20 July (1963) I. 99 Every Body thinks it a most charming, well imagin'd copy of Verses.
1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. xxxvi. 19 A bridge will shortly be completed, of..well-imagined construction.
1868 Putnam's Mag. Dec. 661/2 661/2 Adèle wore a well-imagined ancient Greek costume of white satin, richly embroidered with gold.
1936 D. F. Tovey in Music & Lett. 17 350 A well-imagined composition, like a well-imagined building, will make sense in every reasonably good presentation.
2006 D. D'Ammassa Encycl. Fantasy & Horror Fiction 172/1 [They] provide the reader with a guided tour of a well-imagined alternate world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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