tailoredadj.

Etymology: < tailor v. + -ed suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtailored.

a. Tailor-made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > tailor

tailored1862

tailor-made1873

man-tailored1922

1862 W. W. Story Roba di Roma (1863) I. iii. 38 He disdains the tailored skirts of a fashionable coat.

1908 Newspr. A tailored suit of tabac brown.

b. figurative. Made to suit particular needs; adjusted. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective]

adaptable1800

adaptative1815

adaptive1863

alloplastic1924

tailored1942

1942 Sun (Baltimore) 12 Aug. 5/4 Gasoline rationing officials..said that motorists coming into a rationed area from a non-rationed area on a pleasure trip can be supplied with a ‘tailored’ ration book to fit their needs.

1954 Economist 10 Apr. 141 A specially tailored compound containing the radio-active element.

1956 B.B.C. Handbk. 1957 38 The North American Service produces specially ‘tailored’ programmes to be rebroadcast by American and Canadian stations and networks.

1963 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 15 (heading) ‘Tailored’ driving for Sunbeam Alpines.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	tailored
释义	tailoredadj. Etymology: < tailor v. + -ed suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtailored. a. Tailor-made. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > tailor tailored1862 tailor-made1873 man-tailored1922 1862 W. W. Story Roba di Roma (1863) I. iii. 38 He disdains the tailored skirts of a fashionable coat. 1908 Newspr. A tailored suit of tabac brown. b. figurative. Made to suit particular needs; adjusted. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective] adaptable1800 adaptative1815 adaptive1863 alloplastic1924 tailored1942 1942 Sun (Baltimore) 12 Aug. 5/4 Gasoline rationing officials..said that motorists coming into a rationed area from a non-rationed area on a pleasure trip can be supplied with a ‘tailored’ ration book to fit their needs. 1954 Economist 10 Apr. 141 A specially tailored compound containing the radio-active element. 1956 B.B.C. Handbk. 1957 38 The North American Service produces specially ‘tailored’ programmes to be rebroadcast by American and Canadian stations and networks. 1963 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 15 (heading) ‘Tailored’ driving for Sunbeam Alpines. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1862
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