well-steeredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈstɪəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈstɪ(ə)rd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., steer v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + steer v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

Esp. of a ship or boat: skilfully or properly steered or guided. Also figurative.

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1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies 395 The water ranne very hollow, whereby the shippe was not verie well steered.

1661 J. Godolphin Συνηγορος Θαλασσιος App. 174 A Vessel lying at Anchor be struck or grapled with by another Vessel under Sail, that is not very well steer'd, whereby the Vessel at Anchor is prejudiced.

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliv. 471 The ship, well rigg'd, & well steered.

1720 H. Carey Poems Several Occasions. (new ed.) 4 The well steer'd Rudder ploughs the wat'ry Plain.

1749 G. West tr. Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris ii, in tr. Pindar Odes 160 Swift the well-steer'd Vessel sails.

1809 W. Wordsworth tr. Chiabrera Epit. i, in Friend 28 Dec. 289 Forty years Over the well-steer'd Gallies did I rule.

1882 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Sept. 374/2 Some one suggested that a well-steered raft might safely reach St. Joseph.

1922 Homiletic Rev. July 77/2 It is easy to drift with the current. The longer one drifts the farther from God. Mark the blessings of a well steered life.

1999 J. T. Seeman in A. W. Chao & M. Tigner Handbk. Accelerator Physics & Engin. (2002) 564/2 (caption) The left image is for a well steered beam. The center image is for an oscillation of about 0.5 mm.

2013 W. R. Newell Tyranny i. 39 The nonphilosophic will benefit, like the passengers of a well-steered ship, if political life is guided by this true pilot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-steered
释义	well-steeredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈstɪəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈstɪ(ə)rd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., steer v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + steer v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Esp. of a ship or boat: skilfully or properly steered or guided. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > steering > [adjective] > well-steered well-steered1598 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies 395 The water ranne very hollow, whereby the shippe was not verie well steered. 1661 J. Godolphin Συνηγορος Θαλασσιος App. 174 A Vessel lying at Anchor be struck or grapled with by another Vessel under Sail, that is not very well steer'd, whereby the Vessel at Anchor is prejudiced. 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliv. 471 The ship, well rigg'd, & well steered. 1720 H. Carey Poems Several Occasions. (new ed.) 4 The well steer'd Rudder ploughs the wat'ry Plain. 1749 G. West tr. Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris ii, in tr. Pindar Odes 160 Swift the well-steer'd Vessel sails. 1809 W. Wordsworth tr. Chiabrera Epit. i, in Friend 28 Dec. 289 Forty years Over the well-steer'd Gallies did I rule. 1882 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Sept. 374/2 Some one suggested that a well-steered raft might safely reach St. Joseph. 1922 Homiletic Rev. July 77/2 It is easy to drift with the current. The longer one drifts the farther from God. Mark the blessings of a well steered life. 1999 J. T. Seeman in A. W. Chao & M. Tigner Handbk. Accelerator Physics & Engin. (2002) 564/2 (caption) The left image is for a well steered beam. The center image is for an oscillation of about 0.5 mm. 2013 W. R. Newell Tyranny i. 39 The nonphilosophic will benefit, like the passengers of a well-steered ship, if political life is guided by this true pilot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1598
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