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单词 well-tamed
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well-tamedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈteɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈteɪmd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and tame v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., tamed adj. at tame v.1 Derivatives.
Etymology: < well adv. + tamed adj. at tame v.1 Derivatives.
Thoroughly subdued or brought under control; highly domesticated.In quot. 1724: well-cultivated.
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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).
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