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单词 well-named
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well-namedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and named adj. and n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., named adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + named adj.
1. Having a good reputation; well spoken of. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]
faireOE
wortheOE
worthlyeOE
worthfulOE
menskful?c1225
toldc1275
digne1297
of price?a1300
worshiply1340
worthya1350
menska1375
thriftyc1374
worshipfula1375
worthilya1375
honesta1382
honourablec1384
unshamedc1384
sada1387
of reputationc1390
well-nameda1393
reverent1398
worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400
celebrable?c1400
honouredc1400
worshipablec1425
substantialc1449
undefameda1450
unreviled?1457
honorousa1500
reputed?1532
well-thought-ona1533
well-spoken1539
credible1543
undespised?1548
imitable1550
famous1555
undistained1565
undefame1578
untarred1579
well-reputed1583
unsoiledc1592
dishonourless1595
well-deemed1595
nameworthy1598
regardful1600
indisgraced1606
credenta1616
undishonoureda1616
unscandalized1618
unscandalous1618
unslandered1622
untainted1627
dignousa1636
undisparaged1636
considerable1641
unbranded1641
glorifiable1651
reputable1671
unsullied1743
unstigmatized1778
undisgraced1812
unstained1863
well-thought-of1865
uncompromised1882
scandal-proof1904
cred1987
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 1599 Sche, that hath evere be wel named.
?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 12 A good woman, wel named and charitable.
1460 J. Brackley in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 221 I comonyd late wyth a worschipful and a wele namyd, a good thrifty man of this cuntre.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. G.v My sonne in lawe is greatly desyred, loued and wel named amonge the common people.
1543 Chron. J. Hardyng f. lxx Which simple woman was yet wel named & honest tyll the Kynge for his luste and synfull affeceyon berefte her from her husband.
2. Having an appropriate or suitable name; aptly named, justly so-called. Formerly also: †called by the correct name; accurately recognized or identified (obsolete).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called > with an appropriate name
well-named1445
euonymous1864
1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 269 (MED) This damysel corrupcion is right wele namyd.
1628 R. Gomersall Leuites Reuenge ii. 25 [Men who] conquer all Kingdomes, which they'affirme to be, No better then a well-nam'd Tyranny.
1653 R. Mead Combat Love & Friendship i. iv. 9 Nay I esteem it No Marriage; but a well nam'd Rape, where friends Force Love upon their Children.
1750 Adventures Mr. Loveill II. xiii. 163 The justice that lay in wait for that well-nam'd miscreant [sc. Mr. Loveill].
1778 W. Billings Singing Master's Assistant 6 A prick of perfection is not well named in my opinion, because a note may be perfect without it: a point of addition is the best name.
1861 L. Campbell tr. Plato Theætetus p. vii ‘It was written..by the hand of John’, (well-named) ‘Calligraphus’.
1879 J. A. Symonds Shelley v. 129 This poem [sc. Prometheus Unbound], they cried, is well named, for who would bind it?
1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 149/1 The Pine Warbler is a well-named bird, because its nesting sites are always in pine trees.
1965 F. Hardy Yarns of Billy Borker xx. 107 You're well named, I'll say that for you, Calamity.
2004 R. Wajnryb Lang. most Foul (2005) 61 The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, written by the exceptionally well-named lexicographer, Francis Grose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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