核心畫面

The covering has been taken off — or was never put on. What is underneath is left bare.

「該蓋著的那層被拿掉了,底下就這樣露著」。dress 的老意思不只是穿衣服,而是「整理、覆蓋、處理妥當」;加上 un更多收起「該蓋著的那層被拿掉了,底下就這樣露著」。dress 的老意思不只是穿衣服,而是「整理、覆蓋、處理妥當」;加上 un-,就是把那層處理拿掉,或根本還沒做。無論露出來的是身體還是傷口,畫面都是同一個:少了一層本來會蓋住它的東西。

Two branches

身上沒有衣服

被拿掉的那層是衣服。

not wearing clothes · adjective · B2

Not wearing any clothes — used especially about someone who has just taken their clothes off, for example to go to bed, have a bath, or see a doctor.

脫了衣服的;沒穿衣服的

傷口沒有包紮

同樣是「少了該有的那層覆蓋」,只是這次覆蓋的對象是傷口而不是身體——英語裡 dress a wound 就是「替傷口敷藥包紮」,這一支是從那個 dress 長出來的。

wound not bandaged · adjective · B2

An undressed cut, wound, or burn has not been covered with a bandage or a clean cloth to keep it safe and clean.

未包紮的

原始詞典資料4 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。

undressedadj詞源 1

  • 1

    Having partially or completely removed one's clothes.

    • I looked back, and could see Jackson half undressed, and putting on his running-shoes.
  • 2

    Whose surface has not been dressed (prepared).

    • an undressed wound
  • 3

    Without dressing.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。