well-of

IPA/ˌwel ˈθɔːt ɒv/
IPA/ˌwel ˈθɑːt ɑːv/

well-of — 形容詞

1. thought of by people in a community as coming from a good family and having a st

1.形容詞B2
釋義

家世好；體面

出身良好、受人尊敬的家庭或個人

thought of by people in a community as coming from a good family and having a strong reputation for honest, respectable behaviour

例句

Maeve came from a well-of family and was always treated with great respect in the village.

Maeve 出身好人家，在村子裡總是備受尊敬。

attributive: well-of family

The school only accepted children from well-of homes with good reputations.

那所學校只收名聲良好的家庭的子女。

collocation: well-of homes

同義詞
  • well-regarded

    broader — can describe companies and organisations, not only people and families

  • respectable

    emphasises conformity to social norms and moral behaviour rather than family background

  • genteel

    more about refined manners and upper-class aspirations; can sound old-fashioned or snobbish

反義詞
  • disreputable

    having a bad reputation, opposite of being well regarded

  • low-born

    archaic; describes someone born into a humble or low social class

文法句型

well-of + family|home|background|people

be well of

用法筆記

More common in British English than American English. When used attributively (before a noun), the compound is hyphenated. In predicative position it is often written as two separate words without a hyphen: 'They are very well of.' The meaning differs from 'well-off' (wealthy), though the two senses overlap when wealth contributes to social standing.

常見錯誤

❌He comes from a well-of family and is very poor.
✅He comes from a well-of family and is highly respected in the town.
💡'well-of' describes social standing and reputation, not financial wealth.