| 单词 | sartorial |
| 释义 | sartorial (once / 16765 pages) adj If it's the day before a big event and you have no idea what to wear and nothing in your closet is going to cut it, you are facing a sartorial dilemma — one that pertains to clothing, fashion, or dressing. Sartorial comes from the Modern Latin word sartor which means "tailor," literally "one who patches and mends." In English the adjectives sartorial and sartorially are used to refer to any matter pertaining to the consideration of clothing or fashion. The root word sartor has also made its way into the field of biology. The sartorius — a muscle in the leg and the longest muscle in the human body — gets its name because it is used when crossing the legs, also known as the “tailor's position." WORD FAMILYsartorial: sartorially+/sartor: sartorial, sartors USAGE EXAMPLESCraig Sager, a broadcaster whose sartorial tastes mimicked his equally bold personality, died Thursday after a much-chronicled 2½-year battle with cancer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) She was lauded for her sartorial choices during his tenure as prime minister and regularly championed the British fashion industry. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) As with many sartorial mores, when trying to understand their current resurgence it’s best to begin by looking back. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1adj of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring 2adj of or relating to the sartorius muscle |
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