well-preservedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlprᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlprəˈzərvd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and preserved adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., preserved adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + preserved adj.

1. Carefully maintained; remaining in a good or unchanged condition; protected from harm, decay, or decomposition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > in good condition or repair [phrase]

well-repaireda1470

in good (also due, etc.) reparation (also reparations)1542

well-preserved1559

in reparation (also reparations)1565

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for

well-preserved1559

well-attended1631

well-treated1663

tended1667

well-cared-for1743

cared-for1901

1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale iii. i. f.36 It shalbe occasioned, that such thinges as be due to the officer, shal be well preserued [L. recte conseruentur].

1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. B4 We carried thither Suger canes to plant which beeing not so well preserued as was requisit,..wee could not make that proofe of them as wee desired.

1655 Manifesto in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) IV. 350 How honourably, faithfully, and justly we have acted, conformably to the hitherto well preserved rules of government.

1695 Case Salt-refiners Suffolk (single sheet) Many Thousand Firkins of this Wholesome and Well-Preserv'd Salt-Butter.

1701 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1700–01 (Royal Soc.) 22 937 Dr. Sherard gave me this day, viz. Novemb. 5. 1701. a very well preserved Flower of this Tree, which he gathered this Summer.

1794 H. P. Wyndham Picture of Isle of Wight 105 This little parish church..is remarkable for a well-preserved semicircular arch of Norman origin.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 118 Her well-preserved faculties, and her old-fashioned dignity.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. vi. 60 All the furniture in the room was as old-fashioned and as well-preserved as it could be.

1943 Life 11 Jan. 8/2 They look like a misbegotten cross between a well-preserved Model T and a Newport dowager's town car.

1971 M. Lee Dying for Fun xlii. 202 Ivor Canning had made his way to Oxford but..still spoke with a well-preserved Midlands accent.

2009 Nature 26 Mar. 382/3 An exceptionally well-preserved fossil from the Silurian of southern China.

2. Of a person: showing little sign of ageing; seeming young for his or her years.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fresh or vigorous > of elderly persons

well conserved1543

well-preserved1824

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 44 A man of seventy,..but wonderfully young-looking and well-preserved.

1835 M. W. Shelley Lodore II. xv. 265 Mrs. Derham was a little, plump, well-preserved woman of fifty-four or five.

1854 Weekly Oregonian (Portland, Oregon Territory) 9 Dec. 1/5 Antiquated gentleman in same slip, well preserved, but somewhat wrinkled.

1929 Motor Boating Oct. 86/1 ‘I'm twenty-nine years and six months,’ said Miss Carstairs. ‘Tell them I'm thirty..and then they'll say I'm well-preserved.’

1948 Billboard 26 June 68/3 Well-preserved old-timer is one who would like to live the hardships of early-day trouping over again.

2007 Time Out N.Y. 20 Sept. 10/3 MILF Beach, where the well-preserved wives of Wall Street suits soak up the midday sun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	well-preserved
释义	well-preservedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlprᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlprəˈzərvd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and preserved adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., preserved adj. Etymology: < well adv. + preserved adj. 1. Carefully maintained; remaining in a good or unchanged condition; protected from harm, decay, or decomposition. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > in good condition or repair [phrase] well-repaireda1470 in good (also due, etc.) reparation (also reparations)1542 well-preserved1559 in reparation (also reparations)1565 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for well-preserved1559 well-attended1631 well-treated1663 tended1667 well-cared-for1743 cared-for1901 1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale iii. i. f.36 It shalbe occasioned, that such thinges as be due to the officer, shal be well preserued [L. recte conseruentur]. 1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. B4 We carried thither Suger canes to plant which beeing not so well preserued as was requisit,..wee could not make that proofe of them as wee desired. 1655 Manifesto in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) IV. 350 How honourably, faithfully, and justly we have acted, conformably to the hitherto well preserved rules of government. 1695 Case Salt-refiners Suffolk (single sheet) Many Thousand Firkins of this Wholesome and Well-Preserv'd Salt-Butter. 1701 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1700–01 (Royal Soc.) 22 937 Dr. Sherard gave me this day, viz. Novemb. 5. 1701. a very well preserved Flower of this Tree, which he gathered this Summer. 1794 H. P. Wyndham Picture of Isle of Wight 105 This little parish church..is remarkable for a well-preserved semicircular arch of Norman origin. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 118 Her well-preserved faculties, and her old-fashioned dignity. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. vi. 60 All the furniture in the room was as old-fashioned and as well-preserved as it could be. 1943 Life 11 Jan. 8/2 They look like a misbegotten cross between a well-preserved Model T and a Newport dowager's town car. 1971 M. Lee Dying for Fun xlii. 202 Ivor Canning had made his way to Oxford but..still spoke with a well-preserved Midlands accent. 2009 Nature 26 Mar. 382/3 An exceptionally well-preserved fossil from the Silurian of southern China. 2. Of a person: showing little sign of ageing; seeming young for his or her years. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fresh or vigorous > of elderly persons well conserved1543 well-preserved1824 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 44 A man of seventy,..but wonderfully young-looking and well-preserved. 1835 M. W. Shelley Lodore II. xv. 265 Mrs. Derham was a little, plump, well-preserved woman of fifty-four or five. 1854 Weekly Oregonian (Portland, Oregon Territory) 9 Dec. 1/5 Antiquated gentleman in same slip, well preserved, but somewhat wrinkled. 1929 Motor Boating Oct. 86/1 ‘I'm twenty-nine years and six months,’ said Miss Carstairs. ‘Tell them I'm thirty..and then they'll say I'm well-preserved.’ 1948 Billboard 26 June 68/3 Well-preserved old-timer is one who would like to live the hardships of early-day trouping over again. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 20 Sept. 10/3 MILF Beach, where the well-preserved wives of Wall Street suits soak up the midday sun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1559
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