wieldy

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwiːldi/|[ˈwɪəldɪ]    美 /ˈwildi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Able to wield one's body well; active, dexterous. dialectal
    — But the baron, who was neither ſo wieldy nor ſupple in his joints as his companions, flounced himſelf down with ſuch precipitation, that his feet ſuddenly tilting up, came in furious contact with the head of the marquis, […]
  2. Capable of being easily wielded or managed; handy.
    — July the 30. we took boat to go down to Abbeville, by the river of Some; a river of no great breadth, but deep and full; the boat which carryed us was much of the making of thoſe Lighters which live on the Thames, but that is was made more wieldie and fit for ſpeed.

词形变化

more wieldy comparative wieldier archaic,comparative most wieldy superlative wieldiest archaic,superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
wieldiness
相关词
unwieldy wield wielder wieldsome

词源

From Middle English weeldy, weldy (“agile, vigorous; of a shield: easy or satisfying to wield”), from welden (“to govern, preside over, reign, rule; to command, control, dominate; to dwell, reside; to accomplish, bring about; to overcome, prevail; to handle (a tool, weapon, etc.), use”). By surface analysis, wield + y. Compare also Old English ġewielde (“controlling, dominant”), from Proto-West Germanic *waldī, from Proto-Germanic *waldiz (“manageable; powerful”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; powerful, strong”). Later uses of sense 2 (“capable of being easily wielded”) are likely a back-formation from unwieldy.
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