would-have-beenadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʊd(h)əvbiːn/, U.S.

/ˈwʊdə(v)ˌbɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English would , will v.¹, English have been , be v.

Etymology: < would, past tense of will v.¹ + have been, perfect tense of be v. Compare later might-have-been adj. and n.

That would have been (what is denoted by the following noun phrase). Sometimes also: (of a person) that would like to have been.

ΘΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious > would be (thought)

would-be?c1400

would-have-been1744

would-be-thought1805

wannabe1986

1744 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1745) I. v. 289 Her penetrating Eyes immediately discover'd her would-have-been Gallant.

1835 Canton Reg. 23 June 99/2 Teach the lieges of Ireland and Scotland and of every town in England, that the would-have-been company's-teas of 1835, are the grass, herbs and leaves of all sorts of the free-trade-teas of 1834 exported from Canton.

1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. xiii. 181 The would-have-been assassin of Louis the Fifteenth.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 7/1 The hunt goes forward after the would-have-been invaders of Natal.

2015 W. Mosley Inside Silver Box xxix. 202 The would-have-been young killer thought that..he could break that door down.

2019 @junglepi 30 May in twitter.com (accessed 12 June 2019) 30th Anniversary for those who fought for a would-have-been better future.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	would-have-been
释义	would-have-beenadj. Brit. /ˈwʊd(h)əvbiːn/, U.S. /ˈwʊdə(v)ˌbɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English would , will v.¹, English have been , be v. Etymology: < would, past tense of will v.¹ + have been, perfect tense of be v. Compare later might-have-been adj. and n. That would have been (what is denoted by the following noun phrase). Sometimes also: (of a person) that would like to have been. ΘΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious > would be (thought) would-be?c1400 would-have-been1744 would-be-thought1805 wannabe1986 1744 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1745) I. v. 289 Her penetrating Eyes immediately discover'd her would-have-been Gallant. 1835 Canton Reg. 23 June 99/2 Teach the lieges of Ireland and Scotland and of every town in England, that the would-have-been company's-teas of 1835, are the grass, herbs and leaves of all sorts of the free-trade-teas of 1834 exported from Canton. 1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. xiii. 181 The would-have-been assassin of Louis the Fifteenth. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 7/1 The hunt goes forward after the would-have-been invaders of Natal. 2015 W. Mosley Inside Silver Box xxix. 202 The would-have-been young killer thought that..he could break that door down. 2019 @junglepi 30 May in twitter.com (accessed 12 June 2019) 30th Anniversary for those who fought for a would-have-been better future. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1744
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