well-wornadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈˌwɛlˈwɔrn/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + worn adj.

a. Much worn or used; showing the signs of extensive use or wear. Also: that has been practised or adhered to for a long time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > much or often used

well-worn1577

frequented1586

well-used1728

usitate1890

1577 Hill's Gardeners Labyrinth ii. x. 34 A thinne or well worne linnen cloth.

1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. C^v His hat well worne and vnlyned, his ruffe but a length of home linnen.

1710 tr. B. Telles Trav. Jesuits in Ethiopia i. xix. 110 They generally use an old Tunick bought of the Turks, well worn, which they put on without any other Fashioning or Alteration.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 153 Tam Samson's weel-worn clay here lies.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 290 The old man was seated by the fire with his well-worn pocket Bible in his hands.

1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers iii. 39 That variety of free and easy well-worn costumes in which quiet-minded people usually travel.

1896 Korean Repository Jan. 25 Pak assured us that this well-worn custom was old even fifteen hundred years ago.

1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 25/3 Slipping from the polished surface of the well-worn seat, the head of the poker struck Black Sue on the knee.

1975 Nature 15 May 265/2 Because of the radical nature of these forms, Olive has not followed the well worn position of the past that myxomycetes and cellular slime molds be considered fungi.

2005 N.Y. Times 23 Oct. ix. 1/1 I..put on a well-worn black T-shirt and a good pair of ripped jeans.

b. depreciative. Overly used; trite, banal, clichéd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [adjective] > trite, well-worn

worn1569

seta1616

well-worn1621

copybook1848

overdriven1888

tired1951

1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 53 It is a well worne saying, That [etc.].

1757 R. Hurd Let. Mr. Mason 51 He chuses to employ this well-worn image, or rather to alter it a little and then employ it, for the conveyance of a very new fancy.

1829 Examiner 4 Oct. 627/1 Mr Price commenced (to use the well-worn phrase) his ‘winter campaign’ on Thursday last.

1870 Gentleman's Mag. July 182 The scenes witnessed on board are describable only by the well-worn reference to ‘the middle passage’.

1905 ‘G. Thorne’ Lost Cause v It is a trite and well-worn aphorism that no event is trivial.

1948 Mind 57 393 Telepathy is again invoked as the source of supernormal material: a well-worn hypothesis, which fails to cover the data obtained.

2011 Independent 1 July (Viewspaper section) 7/3 Anyone can come up with a string of well-worn phrases to get a cheap laugh.

2. Elegantly or effectively worn; fittingly displayed. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > of good manner or bearing > becomingly carried

well-worna1661

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Norfolk 251 Delighting in good cloaths, well worne, and being wont to say, that the outward neatness of our bodies, might be a Monitor of purity to our souls.

1717 C. Shadwell Hasty Wedding ii. 39 This Shooe is well worn, and..your Ladyship has a fine turn'd Foot.

1814 Ld. Byron Lara i. xxvii. 570 To whom he showed nor deference nor disdain, But that well-worn reserve which proved he knew No sympathy with that familiar crew.

1860 Russell's Mag. Feb. 447/1 When a coat is well-made and well-worn, my dear fellow, no well-bred young lady asks about what is in its pockets.

1927 Times of India 15 Jan. 19/4 Black..is considered to be enormously comme-il-faut. And so it is, if well worn.

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

单词	well-worn
释义	well-wornadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwɔːn/, U.S. /ˈˌwɛlˈwɔrn/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and worn adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., worn adj. Etymology: < well adv. + worn adj. 1. a. Much worn or used; showing the signs of extensive use or wear. Also: that has been practised or adhered to for a long time. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > much or often used well-worn1577 frequented1586 well-used1728 usitate1890 1577 Hill's Gardeners Labyrinth ii. x. 34 A thinne or well worne linnen cloth. 1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. C^v His hat well worne and vnlyned, his ruffe but a length of home linnen. 1710 tr. B. Telles Trav. Jesuits in Ethiopia i. xix. 110 They generally use an old Tunick bought of the Turks, well worn, which they put on without any other Fashioning or Alteration. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 153 Tam Samson's weel-worn clay here lies. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 290 The old man was seated by the fire with his well-worn pocket Bible in his hands. 1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers iii. 39 That variety of free and easy well-worn costumes in which quiet-minded people usually travel. 1896 Korean Repository Jan. 25 Pak assured us that this well-worn custom was old even fifteen hundred years ago. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 25/3 Slipping from the polished surface of the well-worn seat, the head of the poker struck Black Sue on the knee. 1975 Nature 15 May 265/2 Because of the radical nature of these forms, Olive has not followed the well worn position of the past that myxomycetes and cellular slime molds be considered fungi. 2005 N.Y. Times 23 Oct. ix. 1/1 I..put on a well-worn black T-shirt and a good pair of ripped jeans. b. depreciative. Overly used; trite, banal, clichéd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [adjective] > trite, well-worn worn1569 seta1616 well-worn1621 copybook1848 overdriven1888 tired1951 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 53 It is a well worne saying, That [etc.]. 1757 R. Hurd Let. Mr. Mason 51 He chuses to employ this well-worn image, or rather to alter it a little and then employ it, for the conveyance of a very new fancy. 1829 Examiner 4 Oct. 627/1 Mr Price commenced (to use the well-worn phrase) his ‘winter campaign’ on Thursday last. 1870 Gentleman's Mag. July 182 The scenes witnessed on board are describable only by the well-worn reference to ‘the middle passage’. 1905 ‘G. Thorne’ Lost Cause v It is a trite and well-worn aphorism that no event is trivial. 1948 Mind 57 393 Telepathy is again invoked as the source of supernormal material: a well-worn hypothesis, which fails to cover the data obtained. 2011 Independent 1 July (Viewspaper section) 7/3 Anyone can come up with a string of well-worn phrases to get a cheap laugh. 2. Elegantly or effectively worn; fittingly displayed. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > of good manner or bearing > becomingly carried well-worna1661 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Norfolk 251 Delighting in good cloaths, well worne, and being wont to say, that the outward neatness of our bodies, might be a Monitor of purity to our souls. 1717 C. Shadwell Hasty Wedding ii. 39 This Shooe is well worn, and..your Ladyship has a fine turn'd Foot. 1814 Ld. Byron Lara i. xxvii. 570 To whom he showed nor deference nor disdain, But that well-worn reserve which proved he knew No sympathy with that familiar crew. 1860 Russell's Mag. Feb. 447/1 When a coat is well-made and well-worn, my dear fellow, no well-bred young lady asks about what is in its pockets. 1927 Times of India 15 Jan. 19/4 Black..is considered to be enormously comme-il-faut. And so it is, if well worn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1577
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