power-dressedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊədrɛst/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌdrɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, dressed adj.

Etymology: < power n.¹ + dressed adj., after power dressing n. Compare power dress v.

Esp. of a woman: dressed in such a way as to convey efficiency, self-confidence, and assertiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > showily or fancily dressed > in specific way

in full feather1834

Sundayfied1852

Sundayed1873

partified1928

power-dressed1984

1984 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 25 Mar. d4/4 Conservative ‘power-dressed’ professionals with plenty of political know-how.

1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 70/1 Very few under-forty types;..a few young power-dressed couples.

1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 4 Feminism, in its mass market version, led to the power-dressed career girl of the Eighties.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 22 Apr. The 1980s soap Dynasty, where she played the scheming, power-dressed Alexis Carrington.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	power-dressed
释义	power-dressedadj. Brit. /ˈpaʊədrɛst/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌdrɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, dressed adj. Etymology: < power n.¹ + dressed adj., after power dressing n. Compare power dress v. Esp. of a woman: dressed in such a way as to convey efficiency, self-confidence, and assertiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > showily or fancily dressed > in specific way in full feather1834 Sundayfied1852 Sundayed1873 partified1928 power-dressed1984 1984 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 25 Mar. d4/4 Conservative ‘power-dressed’ professionals with plenty of political know-how. 1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 70/1 Very few under-forty types;..a few young power-dressed couples. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 4 Feminism, in its mass market version, led to the power-dressed career girl of the Eighties. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 22 Apr. The 1980s soap Dynasty, where she played the scheming, power-dressed Alexis Carrington. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1984
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