well-earned中文什么意思

adj.
凭自己力量[工作]得来的，正当的 ( well-earned rest 应得的休息。 well-earned punishment 自作自受的惩罚)。

• well earned:    分内应得
• well-earned punishment:    罪有应得的惩罚
• earned:    无理由的◇应得的/有正当理由的; 已 ...

例句与用法

1. Howells, perhaps, lived too long for their own good; tranquil old age, however well-earned seemed not to accord with the vigor of their best work .
   也许，他和豪威尔斯都不该活那么大的年纪，这反倒对他们不利。平静的晚年，虽说是分内应得，总比不上盛年笔力雄健的作品。