| 单词 | ready-to-wear |
| 释义 | ready-to-wear (once / 31351 pages) adjn Use the adjective ready-to-wear to describe clothes that are made in standard sizes and sold in stores. If you buy a pair of jeans at the mall and put them on as soon as you get home, they're ready-to-wear. Almost all clothing is ready-to-wear — the opposite is tailor-made clothing, which you can also call bespoke or made to measure. These much fancier and more expensive garments are sewn especially for the wearer's body, while ready-to-wear clothes are more affordable and — inevitably — fit less perfectly. In French, the term is prêt-à-porter, "off the rack" or "off the peg." WORD FAMILYready-to-wear USAGE EXAMPLESIt also launched ready-to-wear line Reformation internationally this season. Los Angeles Times(Dec 06, 2016) “We see this as the beginning of a reinvention of active and ready-to-wear coming together,” Mr. Peck said. Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) By mid-century, Europe’s middle class population exploded and ready-to-wear shoes became available. Washington Times(Nov 18, 2016) 1adj (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock ready-to-wear clothes Syn off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off-the-shelf ready-made made for purchase and immediate use 2n ready-made clothing she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked Hyper article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
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