received
UK/rɪ'siːvd/US/ri'si:vd/
A2
Definitions
adj.
Widely accepted as correct, standard, or authoritative
被普遍认可的，公认的，传统的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreceiveagain, back
+
-edtake, seize, hold
=received
receive + -ed, but used as an adjective with a frozen, specialized meaning: "received" ideas are ones a society has taken in and now treats as standard, without questioning. Hence received wisdom (conventional belief) and Received Pronunciation (the accent long treated as the British standard).
Common Collocations
- 1.received wisdom传统观念；公认看法
- 2.received pronunciation标准英语发音（RP）
- 3.received view主流观点
- 4.received opinion普遍意见
Example Sentences
- 1.
She challenged the received wisdom about dieting.
- 2.
He speaks with Received Pronunciation.
- 3.
That is the received view among historians.