bespoke

FREQ #43933

bespeak的过去式和过去分词

发音

UK /bɪˈspəʊk/
US /bəˈspoʊk/
US

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past of bespeak

    爱尔兰 英国
  2. 2.

    past participle of bespeak

    爱尔兰 英国 古体
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

    定做的

    定制的

    爱尔兰 英国

    Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made

  2. 2.

    Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

    定做的

    定制的

    爱尔兰 英国

    a bespoke tailor

词汇关系

词源

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

来源:wiktionary