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Tight-fitting means that something sits very close against the thing it covers, with no loose space.
Tight-fitting means意思是 that something sits某個東西緊貼著 very close against the thing it covers它所包住的東西, with沒有 no loose space多餘的空間。
It is used most about clothes: a tight-fitting dress, tight-fitting jeans, a tight-fitting T-shirt — clothes that follow the shape of the body instead of hanging away from it.
It它 is used most about clothes最常用在衣服上: a tight-fitting dress貼身洋裝、 tight-fitting jeans貼身牛仔褲、 a tight-fitting T-shirt貼身T恤 —— clothes that follow the shape of the body這些衣服會順著身體的曲線, instead of hanging away from it而不是鬆鬆地垂在外面。
It is also used about lids, doors, windows and covers, where 'close against' matters for a different reason: a tight-fitting lid keeps the air out, a tight-fitting door keeps the cold out.
It它 is also used about也用在 lids, doors, windows and covers蓋子、門、窗戶和罩子上, where 'close against' matters for a different reason這裡的「緊貼」是為了另一個原因: a tight-fitting lid緊密的蓋子 keeps the air out能把空氣擋在外面, a tight-fitting door緊密的門 keeps the cold out能把冷空氣擋在外面。
So the same word carries two feelings depending on what it describes. About clothes it is mostly neutral or even a compliment about style; about a lid or a door it is good, because the point is that nothing gets through.
So所以 the same word同一個字 carries two feelings帶著兩種不同的感覺 depending on what it describes要看它形容的是什麼。 About clothes說到衣服 it它 is mostly neutral or even a compliment about style大多是中性的,甚至算是一種對風格的稱讚; about a lid or a door說到蓋子或門 it它 is straightforwardly good就單純是好事, because因為 the point is重點在於 that nothing gets through沒有東西能穿透過去。
Notice that it is a description, not a complaint. If clothes are too small and uncomfortable, English speakers usually just say 'too tight' rather than 'tight-fitting'. Tight-fitting suggests it was meant to be that way.
Notice留意 that it is a description它是一種描述, not a complaint不是抱怨。 If clothes are too small and uncomfortable如果衣服太小、穿起來不舒服, English speakers usually just say英語母語者通常只會說 'too tight'「too tight」 rather than而不是 'tight-fitting'「tight-fitting」。 Tight-fitting「tight-fitting」 suggests暗示的是 it was meant to be that way這是故意設計成這樣的。
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
tight-fittingadj
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Snug, skintight.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。