| 释义 |
tai·lor
I. \ˈtālə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English taillour, from Old French tailleur, literally, one that cuts, from taillier to cut (from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea twig, stick, cutting) + -eur -or; akin to Greek talis marriageable girl, tēlis fenugreek, Lithuanian attolas, atolas rowen, and perhaps to Old Norse thöll young pine tree; basic meaning: growing thing
1. : one whose occupation or business is making or altering men's or women's outerwear (as suits and coats)
2.
a. or tailor herring : fall herring
b.
(1) : bluefish 1
(2) : a closely related Australian fish
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. : to do the job or carry on the business of a tailor
2. : to adapt to tailoring
< a material that tailors well >
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make or fashion as the work of a tailor
< tailored him several suits >
b. : to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose
< this striking force that can tailor its power to meet the demands of the movement — H.H.Martin >
< tailored a new cartridge to the new gun — W.W.Stout >
< failed to tailor the manners of his ego to those prevailing in the environment he invaded — Thomas Sugrue >
2. : to fit with clothes : make clothes for
< the best tailors tailored him >
3. : to fit or style (women's garments or items of interior decor) with trim, straight lines and finished handwork like that of a tailor's work on men's garments
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by folk etymology
: teller I 2b |