| 单词 | fashion |
| 释义 | fashion —fashionless, adj. /fash"euhn/, n. 1. a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. 2. conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., esp. of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion. 3. manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion. 4. the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture. 5. a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world. 6. Obs. workmanship. 7. Obs. act or process of making. 8. after or in a fashion, in some manner or other or to some extent; in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way: He's an artist after a fashion. v.t. 9. to give a particular shape or form to; make: The cavemen fashioned tools from stones. 10. to accommodate; adjust; adapt: doctrines fashioned to the varying hour. 11. Shipbuilding. to bend (a plate) without preheating. 12. Obs. to contrive; manage. [1250-1300; ME facioun shape, manner < AF faço(u)n, façun, OF faceon < L faction- (s. of factio) a doing, company. See FACTION] Syn. 1. mode; fad, rage, craze. FASHION, STYLE, VOGUE imply popularity or widespread acceptance of manners, customs, dress, etc. FASHION is that which characterizes or distinguishes the habits, manners, dress, etc., of a period or group: the fashions of the 18th century. STYLE is sometimes the equivalent of FASHION, but also denotes conformance to a prevalent standard: to be in style; a chair in the Queen Anne style. VOGUE suggests the temporary popularity of certain fashions: this year's vogue in popular music. 4. shape, cut, pattern, figure. 9. frame, construct, mold. 10. suit, fit. |
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