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。
- “Everyone was smartly dressed for the award ceremony.” (颁奖典礼上人人都穿得很正式。)
- “The children were dressed in matching uniforms.” (孩子们穿着统一的校服。)
- “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。)