单词 | well-tamed |
释义 | well-tamedadj. Thoroughly subdued or brought under control; highly domesticated.In quot. 1724: well-cultivated. ΚΠ 1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 61 The bishoppes of Rome being..afraide..least peraduenture ye Saracenes & other eastern enemies being wel tamed,..wolde set vpon Italie. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest iii. f. 106v Diuus Augustus is reported to haue shewen in Rome a Tiger very well tamed and kept in a Caue or Cabbadge. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 136 A well tam'd Heart, For whose more noble smart, Love may bee long chusing a Dart. ?a1676 T. Bell Nehemiah Tirshatha (1692) Pref. 20 A humble well tamed Soul will stoop right low. 1724 W. Benson tr. Virgil Husbandry: 2nd Bk. 7 The Trees..ingraft, or else a Trench prepare Of well-tam'd Mould, and cultivate them there. 1791 C. Stuart Irishman in Spain i. 7 Like a well-tamed bird let loose, they sigh but to return, and enjoy their dear captivity. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude vi. 157 While Winter like a well-tamed lion walks. 1888 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. Aug. 574 Arbitrary royal rule that should find its best support in a well-tamed Episcopal Church of England. 1917 Asia Aug. 420/2 The well-tamed German people were prepared for such a move. 1994 B. G. Gokhale New Light on Early Buddhism vii. 87 The well-tamed elephant or horse is a stock simile in Pali literature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1556 |
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