livery

英 ['l?v(?)r?] 美['l?v?ri]

近義詞robe

低頻詞

復(fù)數(shù):?liveries;

livery 制服

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ)livrer,分發(fā)，交付，詞源同deliver,交付，投遞。引申詞義分發(fā)給仆人的制服或津貼，分發(fā)給馬發(fā)的馬食，后該詞主要用于指分發(fā)給仆人的制服。

livery (n.): c. 1300, "household allowance of any kind (food, provisions, clothing) to retainers or servants," from Anglo-French livere (late 13c.), Old French livrée, "allowance, ration, pay," originally "(clothes) delivered by a master to his retinue," from fem. past participle of livrer "to dispense, deliver, hand over," from Latin liberare (see liberate). The sense later was reduced to "servants' rations" and "provender for horses" (mid-15c.). The former led to the meaning "distinctive clothing given to servants" (early 14c.); the latter now is obsolete except in livery stable (1705). Related: Liveried.

1. She was attended by servants in splendid livery and powdered wigs.: 她由穿著華麗制服、頭戴撲粉假發(fā)的仆人們伺候著。

2. Suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood.: 突然有一個(gè)穿制服的聽差從樹林里跑出來(lái).

4. They had a footman in livery with them.: 她們有一個(gè)穿著號(hào)衣的男仆人照應(yīng)著.

5. A sedate person out of livery approached them and relieved the maid of her bags.: 一個(gè)舉止莊重的沒穿制服的人走來(lái),從女仆手里接過(guò)提包.