attire

大学 FREQ #16926

n. 服装, 盛装 vt. 使穿衣, 打扮

发音

其它 /əˈtaɪɚ/
US /əˈtaɪɚ/

词形变化

attires 复数 attires attired attires 三单 attirest attireth attiring attiring 现在分词 attired 过去式 attired 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

服装;盛装

动词

打扮;使穿衣

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

    可数 不可数 商务 工程

    He was wearing his formal attire.

  2. 2.

    The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.

    可数 不可数 政治 纹章
v.
  1. 1.

    To clothe or adorn.

    及物

    We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

    He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

词汇关系

词源

The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.

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