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单词 best-kept
释义

best-kept

/ˌbɛs(t)ˈkɛpt/
adjective
1That is maintained in the best order or condition; most carefully cared for or looked after.
  • In the United Kingdom now frequently in the names of competitions..
2Of a secret: that is known to very few people. Now used especially with reference to something good or desirable that is not generally known about.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Vicary's Profitable Treatise Anatomy. From best + the past participle of keep, after well-kept.

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