| 单词 | well-wisher |
| 释义 | ˈwell-ˌwisher
One who wishes well to another, a cause, etc. Const. to, of, or with possessive.
1590Tarlton's Newes Purgatorie 1 Amongst the rest of whose welwishers my selfe being not the least. 1639G. Plattes Discov. Subterr. Treas. To Rdr., So I take my leave and rest, Your hearty Well-wisher. G. P. 1670Eachard Cont. Clergy 8 All well-wishers either to the clergy or learning. 1711Addison Spect. No. 10 ⁋7, I know several of my Friends and Well-wishers are in great Pain for me. 1772Phil. Trans. LXII. 356, I am..a constant well-wisher to the progress of arts and sciences. 1780Mirror No. 82 Yet the tale has a moral, by no means flattering to the well-wishers of this country. 1788F. Burney Diary 24 July, He seemed to feel that he spoke to a safe and a sympathising well-wisher. 1836C. Wordsworth Athens xi. (1855) 66 Some wise well-wisher to the Areopagus. 1849C. Brontë Shirley i, It would be a nice opportunity for any of his well-wishers to pay him a visit. 1905Times 10 May 10 Those who are not well-wishers of either country.
†b. One who aspires to (be or become). Obs.
1710–11Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 Mar., The latter has a good deal of learning, and he is a well-wisher to be an author. |
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