| 单词 | attire |
| 释义 | attire (once / 521 pages) nv The noun attire is just a formal way to say "outfit." And if you’re going outside in the middle of a blizzard, your attire should include more than a bathing suit and flip-flops. Attire can also refer to the antlers of a deer, but that’s a pretty obscure definition. So let's stick to the more common uses: put it into verb form and it means "to dress or clothe." Which makes sense, since it comes to us from the Old French atirier, meaning “to equip, ready or prepare.” Charles Dickens wrote that “Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire" — meaning the clothes do not make the man. WORD FAMILYattire: attired, attires, attiring+/attired: unattired USAGE EXAMPLESDay still was all smiles, though, as he sported his new Nike golf attire. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) The women on the left side, in contemporary 17th century attire, are preparing a very specific dish. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) The program is free for all students, and they receive free dance attire, shoes, costuming, performance attire and musical instruments. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion formal attire Syn|Hypo|Hyper dress, garb ao dai the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers costumethe attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball costumethe attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class costumeunusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place costumethe prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) disguiseany attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robeattire that is appropriate to wear in a church fineryelaborate or showy attire and accessories evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwearattire to wear on formal occasions in the evening habita distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order habit, riding habitattire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) false hair, hairpiece, postichea covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment morning dressformal attire for men during the daytime getup, outfit, rig, turnouta set of clothing (with accessories) activewear, athletic wear, sportswearattire worn for sport or for casual wear academic costumea costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college Afro-wiga wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo balldressa suit or dress for formal occasions bib-and-tuckeran attractive outfit dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown, formala gown for evening wear black tie, dinner jacket, tux, tuxedosemiformal evening dress for men dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tailcoat, tails, white tie, white tie and tailsformalwear consisting of full evening dress for men ensemblea coordinated outfit (set of clothing) fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costumea costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party frocka habit worn by clerics gym suitclothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise maska covering to disguise or conceal the face monastic habita long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery nun's habita long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent playsuita sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse rigouta person's costume (especially if bizarre) running suita matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration Sunday best, Sunday clothesthe best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday switchhairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure toupe, toupeea small hairpiece to cover partial baldness trousseauthe personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens wighairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable a covering designed to be worn on a person's body 2v put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up dress, dress up dress in a certain manner costume, dress updress in a costume dress down, underdress dress informally and casually dress, plume, preen, primp dress or groom with elaborate care prankdress up showily tart updress up in a cheap and provocative way enrobeadorn with a robe bedizen, dizendress up garishly and tastelessly dress, get dressed put on clothes |
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