单词 | well-studied |
释义 | well-studiedadj. 1. Of a person: well-read; learned, erudite. Also: well-versed or proficient in a subject. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [adjective] well-learedeOE well-learned1425 ripe1458 well-informeda1500 well-studied1530 travailed1551 great1552 learned1556 read1574 well-read1574 long on1875 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed > in an art, pursuit, or subject strongOE knowingc1436 experimented1477 well seen1528 well-studied1530 well-read1574 well beseen1576 curious1577 technical1617 1530 J. Rastell New Bk. Purgatory ii. i. sig. b4v Suche wyse men and great clerkys so well studyed and lernyd. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 210 Young schollers not halfe well studied. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 188 Vse all the obseruance of ciuillity Like one well studied in a sad ostent To please his Grandam. View more context for this quotation 1602 F. Herring tr. J. Oberndorf Anatomyes True Physition A 3 A Skilfull, well studyed, and approoued Lawyer. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. ii. 45 An excellent book-man in reading of men, and otherwise well studied. 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 587 He was also well studyed in Metaphysicks, Mathematicks, and School-Divinity. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility i. 9 A well-studied Divine. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xiv. 119 A man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word. 1810 W. Wilson Hist. Dissenting Churches IV. 59 Mr. Smith was a learned, pious and well studied Divine. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. xviii. 518 The Asîry sheykh..seemed to be well studied in the Arabic tongue. 1907 C. F. Pidgin Theodosia 79 He was well-studied in logic, rhetoric, and natural and moral philosophy. 2010 15th Cent. Stud. 35 137 Christine the protagonist..by this point in the Cité has been established as a well-studied woman. 2. Proceeding or resulting from careful study; carefully designed or contrived. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective] > invented, devised > with care well-digested1577 well-studied1583 well-considered1590 well-measured1606 1583 Serm. Christes Death 152/1 in A. Marten tr. P. M. Vermigli Common Places Afterward came in the Cardinall of Loraine with his well studied Oration. 1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 7 While..the whole Symphony with artfull and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well studied cords of some choise composer. 1678 J. Glanvill Ess. Preaching 84 In your first beginnings write Sermons well studyed, well consider'd, upon every Preachable Head. 1716 A. Pope Epist. Jervas in J. Dryden tr. C. A. du Fresnoy Art of Painting (ed. 2) sig. A7 Here thy well-study'd Marbles fix our Eye. 1780 Lady's Mag. Jan. 15/1 She took..up her religion..from a well-studied choice, directed by God's Holy Spirit. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. viii. 191 Orestes..waved his hand for silence, and began his well-studied oration. 1855 F. A. Paley Æschylus Pref. p. xxiv The well-studied wisdom of iambic verses. 1922 Archit. & Building Apr. 39/2 The lighting effects of the theatre are equally well studied and have novelty in their construction. 1999 J. Arnott Long Firm iii. 150 He wears his brand-new number one crop with a well-studied glare. 3. Attentively or extensively studied. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [adjective] > scrutinized well-examined1581 exploratea1628 well-studied1842 microscoped1889 1842 C. Pearson Chess Exemplified 122 Carefully examining why pieces are left en prise in these well studied examples—so deserving of attention on that account. 1881 J. Venn Symbolic Logic xvi. 310 It cannot often be the lot of any one..so completely to carry out such a generalization in an old and well-studied subject. 1938 L. D. Leet Pract. Seismol. ix. 295 Davison has cited several well-studied cases. 1972 R. Galopin & N. F. M. Henry Microsc. Study Opaque Minerals viii. 197/1 Here we shall examine a few examples of well-studied areas..drawn up by the investigator. 2011 L. Wolpert Developmental Biol: Very Short Introd. vi. 61 Hematopoiesis, or blood formation, is a particularly well-studied example of cell differentiation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1530 |
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