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Wearing good clothes, chosen with care, that suit the person and the occasion. It is not about being rich, and it is not really about being fashionable either, though the dictionary often says 'fashionable' — a well-dressed older man in a plain suit that fits him perfectly is well-dressed, and someone wearing this season's most expensive jacket that hangs badly on them is not. The idea underneath is fit, , and good judgement about what goes together.
Wearing穿著 good clothes好衣服, chosen with care用心挑過, that suit配得上 the person本人 and the occasion和場合。 It它 is not about不是在講 being rich有錢, and it is not really about也不真的是在講 being fashionable either時髦, though雖然 the dictionary字典 often says常寫 'fashionable' 'fashionable' — a well-dressed older man一位穿得得體的年長男士, in a plain suit that fits him perfectly穿著一套完全合身的素面西裝, is well-dressed就是 well-dressed, and而 wearing this season's most expensive jacket穿著這一季最貴的外套 that hangs badly on them、外套卻垮垮地掛在身上 someone的人 is not就不是。 The idea underneath底下的想法 is是 fit合身、 cleanliness乾淨、 about what goes together以及對什麼跟什麼能搭 and good judgement的好判斷。
The word feels slightly formal and slightly old-fashioned, and it is more often said about someone than to them; younger people are more likely to say someone 'dresses well' or 'has good style'. It usually describes people, but you will also see it used lightly of a crowd or a place — 'a well-dressed audience'.
The word這個字 feels感覺 slightly formal有點正式 and slightly old-fashioned也有點過時, and it is more often said它比較常被 about someone用來「談」某人, than to them而不是「對」某人說; younger people比較年輕的人 are more likely to say更可能說 someone某人 'dresses well' 'dresses well'(很會穿) or 'has good style'或 'has good style'(很有型)。 It它 usually通常 describes形容 people人, but但 you你 will also see也會看到 it它 used lightly被輕輕地用 of a crowd or a place在一群人或一個場合上 — 'a well-dressed audience' 'a well-dressed audience'(一群衣著講究的觀眾)。
Compare it with , its close neighbour: well-dressed is about the clothes, is about the hair, nails and skin. A person can easily be one and not the other.
Compare it with拿它跟 well-groomed well-groomed 比一比, its close neighbour它最近的鄰居: well-dressed well-dressed is about講的是 the clothes衣服, well-groomed well-groomed is about講的是 the hair, nails and skin頭髮、指甲和皮膚。 A person一個人 can easily很容易 be one只有其中一樣 and not the other而沒有另一樣。
組成well (好好地) + dressed (穿好衣服的,來自動詞 dress「穿衣」)。
同家族的字
- dressthe verb it is built on — to put clothes on
- dresser'a smart dresser' = someone who dresses well; same dress
- overdressedsame dress — wearing clothes too formal for the occasion
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。
well-dressedadj
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Clothed or outfitted in fashionable or attractive personal apparel and attire.
- The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.
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。