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Dressed

“Dressed” 描述穿着状态:get dressed(穿好衣服)、well-dressed(穿着得体)。也可指表面被处理(a salad dressed with lemon)。最常见仍是衣物相关。

  1. “Everyone was smartly dressed for the award ceremony.” (颁奖典礼上人人都穿得很正式。)
  2. “The children were dressed in matching uniforms.” (孩子们穿着统一的校服。)
  3. “She was only half dressed when the doorbell rang.” (门铃响时她衣服还没穿好。)

Dress 源自古法语 dresser(整理、排列),与拉丁语 directus(拉直)有关;引申为“给……穿衣”。dressed 为过去分词形容词。

-ed 作分词形容词,表示完成状态。复合词 well-dressed 用连字符。

社交场合评论着装时常用 overdressed / underdressed。职场指南会讨论 “business dressed” 等规范(地区差异大)。

  • 固定搭配: “get dressed” (穿衣服), “dressed up” (盛装), “dressed down” (穿休闲;或受训斥——另一义)
  • 动词: dress

dress(穿衣)+ ed:已经穿好 dress 的状态。

“He arrived dressed in a bright coat, easy to spot in the crowded station.” (他穿着一件鲜艳外套来了,在拥挤的车站里很好认。)