| 单词 |
well-lettered |
| 释义 |
well-ˈlettered, ppl. a. Having a good knowledge of letters; imbued with learning.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 7894 (Bodl. MS.) Prest weyl lettred ys to blame Þat letteþ nat..To pleye wyþ wymmen. c1440Alphabet of Tales 217 A bisshop þat was a passyng sutell clerk, & a well-letterd. 1483Caxton Golden Leg. 427/1 The which..was..also in theologye wel letterd. 1597Beard Theatre God's Judgem. (1612) 265 Quintius Valerius, a wise and well lettered man. 1858Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. lvi. I. 220 Happy and well-lettered peasantry. 1870Disraeli Lothair xlii. 212 The Bishop..would not himself have made a bad cardinal, being polished and plausible, well-lettered, yet quite a man of the world. |

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