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形容詞

well-tried (not comparable)

1. Having been proven by widespread use, and known to be reliable.
   • 1944 November and December, “Rapid Damage Repair”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:

     The duration of the delays was remarkably short, as the well-tried railway organisations once again met heavy demands with outstanding speed and efficiency, reflecting great credit on the engineering staffs, who seldom failed to have the line working in time for the next peak traffic.

   • 1964 May, G. Freeman Allen and R. K. Evans, “The Brush-Sulzer association”, in Modern Railways, page 328:

     Embodying much of the experience gained in the development of the well-tried in-line units, the LVA24 engine is a turbo-charged four-stroke with the two banks of cylinders arranged at 50 deg to each other [...].