can-don.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkanduː/, U.S.

/ˈkænˈˌdu/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: can v.¹, do v.; can do at can v.¹ Phrases 7

Etymology: Partly < can v.¹ + do v., and partly < can do at can v.¹ Phrases 7.

A. n.

a. Something that one can or could do.

ΚΠ

a1640 W. Fenner Hidden Manna (1652) 62 Hee hath still in every action more Can-does, than Wil-does.

1950 Philos. Q. 1 37 A duty must be something that you not merely can do but can choose to do: if you hold merely to the ‘can do’ to the exclusion of ‘can choose,’ the so-called doing is no real doing at all but a happening.

1977 Jrnl. Gen. Educ. 29 41 A fundamental reason why science and technology should be considered as different human endeavors, and why the fusion of the two is unwise, can be illustrated by asking ‘does the can-do imply the ought-to?’

2008 M. Jain & M. Harindran Break MBA Admissions Barrier (ed. 2) 200 Preparation for your MBA classes falls into two categories: the must-dos and the can-dos.

b. Ability or willingness to do something; skill, know-how; enterprise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge

insightc1175

smeighnessc1200

slyness1357

cunningc1374

knowledge?a1425

wisdom1526

sight1530

cunningness1609

can1721

know-how1838

can-do1839

1839 T. Carlyle Chartism iii. 23 Let a man honour his craftmanship, his can-do.

1839 T. Carlyle Chartism v. 39 How can-do, if we will well interpret it, unites itself with shall-do among mortals; how strength acts ever as the right-arm of justice.

1859 Youth's Mag. 11 275 ‘Can do’, is, you know, very portable knowledge, so let Mary, under her mother's domestic schooling, be able to say, ‘I can make the market—I can keep and balance accounts—I can bake a pie.’

1941 H. R. Stark Let. 13 Jan. in C. A. Beard President Roosevelt & Coming of War 1941 (1948) xiv. 422 I am thankful that I have your calm judgment, your imagination,..also your can do—rather than can't.

1992 W. McGowan Only Man is Vile (1993) xv. 285 Sarver was the personification of American can-do, his up-front manner of doing things a vivid contrast to the prevailing culture of indirection and obliquity.

2001 Times 22 Jan. ii. 7/1 What is it that makes Americans so..American?.. It's not just their advanced state of positivity and can-do.

2. A person who is able and willing to take action. Also: a person who can do something.

ΚΠ

1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. iv. 204 Let me have a first-rate goer, a good ‘can do’,—not that I mean in general to ride fast.

1944 Pop. Sci. Jan. 55/1 They are the Can Do's—the boys who can do, and do do, anything.

1980 Educ. Stud. Math. 11 297 It is a subject which appears to generate that ‘intellectual arrogance’ of which Nyerere warns and which clearly divides the ‘can dos’ from the ‘can'ts’.

2002 A. Davies Frog King 42 Fire no one, promote no one. That way they get to maintain a strong supply of Ivy League can-dos in suspended career animation.

B. adj.

Originally U.S. Characterized by a willingness, confidence, and determination to take action, show initiative, and achieve objectives; positive, eager, enterprising. Frequently in can-do attitude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising

adventurousc1330

emprising1584

enterprising1601

spirited1601

yanking1823

go-ahead1829

go-aheadative1836

go-aheadish1851

fore-reaching1864

get-up-and-get1874

rustling1877

outpushing1884

thrustful1909

go-getting1912

push-and-go1916

can-do1926

go-go-go1954

1926 F. E. Raymond & E. A. Adams Standards Elem. Shorthand 47 She wants to put over strongly the ‘can-do’ attitude, to establish a success complex.

1943 Chicago Tribune 14 Apr. 15 (advt.) For a little old-fashioned reassurance as to the essential soundness and ‘can do’ spirit of America, listen to this simple story.

1968 Ebony Nov. 132 I've never worked with nor have I been assigned to a unit which has a greater spirit of camaraderie, more of a can-do attitude, more of a will to help each other.

1975 J. Heath Decade of Disillusionm. iii. 52 He turned to those who possessed the attributes he admired most: intellectual brilliance combined with a hard-nosed ‘can-do’ attitude.

2002 T. Lott Rumours of Hurricane (2003) ix. 220 This is a can-do place. That's the way you got to be.

Derivatives

† can-doing n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1900 Westm. Gaz. 15 Dec. 2/1 That the art of can't-doing has sprung from (1) the difficulty; (2) the barrenness of can-doing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	can-do
释义	can-don.adj. Brit. /ˈkanduː/, U.S. /ˈkænˈˌdu/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: can v.¹, do v.; can do at can v.¹ Phrases 7 Etymology: Partly < can v.¹ + do v., and partly < can do at can v.¹ Phrases 7. A. n. 1. a. Something that one can or could do. ΚΠ a1640 W. Fenner Hidden Manna (1652) 62 Hee hath still in every action more Can-does, than Wil-does. 1950 Philos. Q. 1 37 A duty must be something that you not merely can do but can choose to do: if you hold merely to the ‘can do’ to the exclusion of ‘can choose,’ the so-called doing is no real doing at all but a happening. 1977 Jrnl. Gen. Educ. 29 41 A fundamental reason why science and technology should be considered as different human endeavors, and why the fusion of the two is unwise, can be illustrated by asking ‘does the can-do imply the ought-to?’ 2008 M. Jain & M. Harindran Break MBA Admissions Barrier (ed. 2) 200 Preparation for your MBA classes falls into two categories: the must-dos and the can-dos. b. Ability or willingness to do something; skill, know-how; enterprise. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge insightc1175 smeighnessc1200 slyness1357 cunningc1374 knowledge?a1425 wisdom1526 sight1530 cunningness1609 can1721 know-how1838 can-do1839 1839 T. Carlyle Chartism iii. 23 Let a man honour his craftmanship, his can-do. 1839 T. Carlyle Chartism v. 39 How can-do, if we will well interpret it, unites itself with shall-do among mortals; how strength acts ever as the right-arm of justice. 1859 Youth's Mag. 11 275 ‘Can do’, is, you know, very portable knowledge, so let Mary, under her mother's domestic schooling, be able to say, ‘I can make the market—I can keep and balance accounts—I can bake a pie.’ 1941 H. R. Stark Let. 13 Jan. in C. A. Beard President Roosevelt & Coming of War 1941 (1948) xiv. 422 I am thankful that I have your calm judgment, your imagination,..also your can do—rather than can't. 1992 W. McGowan Only Man is Vile (1993) xv. 285 Sarver was the personification of American can-do, his up-front manner of doing things a vivid contrast to the prevailing culture of indirection and obliquity. 2001 Times 22 Jan. ii. 7/1 What is it that makes Americans so..American?.. It's not just their advanced state of positivity and can-do. 2. A person who is able and willing to take action. Also: a person who can do something. ΚΠ 1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. iv. 204 Let me have a first-rate goer, a good ‘can do’,—not that I mean in general to ride fast. 1944 Pop. Sci. Jan. 55/1 They are the Can Do's—the boys who can do, and do do, anything. 1980 Educ. Stud. Math. 11 297 It is a subject which appears to generate that ‘intellectual arrogance’ of which Nyerere warns and which clearly divides the ‘can dos’ from the ‘can'ts’. 2002 A. Davies Frog King 42 Fire no one, promote no one. That way they get to maintain a strong supply of Ivy League can-dos in suspended career animation. B. adj. Originally U.S. Characterized by a willingness, confidence, and determination to take action, show initiative, and achieve objectives; positive, eager, enterprising. Frequently in can-do attitude. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising adventurousc1330 emprising1584 enterprising1601 spirited1601 yanking1823 go-ahead1829 go-aheadative1836 go-aheadish1851 fore-reaching1864 get-up-and-get1874 rustling1877 outpushing1884 thrustful1909 go-getting1912 push-and-go1916 can-do1926 go-go-go1954 1926 F. E. Raymond & E. A. Adams Standards Elem. Shorthand 47 She wants to put over strongly the ‘can-do’ attitude, to establish a success complex. 1943 Chicago Tribune 14 Apr. 15 (advt.) For a little old-fashioned reassurance as to the essential soundness and ‘can do’ spirit of America, listen to this simple story. 1968 Ebony Nov. 132 I've never worked with nor have I been assigned to a unit which has a greater spirit of camaraderie, more of a can-do attitude, more of a will to help each other. 1975 J. Heath Decade of Disillusionm. iii. 52 He turned to those who possessed the attributes he admired most: intellectual brilliance combined with a hard-nosed ‘can-do’ attitude. 2002 T. Lott Rumours of Hurricane (2003) ix. 220 This is a can-do place. That's the way you got to be. Derivatives † can-doing n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1900 Westm. Gaz. 15 Dec. 2/1 That the art of can't-doing has sprung from (1) the difficulty; (2) the barrenness of can-doing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.a1640
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