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well-done (adj.)
[well-done 词源字典]
c. 1200, "wise, prudent," from
well
(adv.) +
done
. Meaning "thoroughly cooked," in reference to meat, is attested from 1747.
Well done!
as an exclamation of approval is recorded from mid-15c.
[well-done etymology, well-done origin, 英语词源]