| 单词 | shirt-sleeve |
| 释义 | shirt-sleeve in American English (ʃɜrtˌsliv) adjective US 1. in, or suitable for being in, one's shirt sleeves 2. plain, direct, and informal shirt-sleeve philosophy shirt-sleeve in American English (ˈʃɜːrtˌsliv) adjective Also: shirtsleeve, shirt-sleeved, shirt-sleeves1. not wearing a jacket; informally dressed a shirt-sleeve mob 2. warm enough to live or work in without wearing a jacket or coat shirt-sleeve weather in November 3. simple, plain, and informal; direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc. shirt-sleeve diplomacy Word origin [1560–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bump, clinch, cylinder, event, sympathyExamples of 'shirt-sleeve' in a sentence |
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