| 释义 |
at·tire
I. \əˈtī(ə)r, aˈ-, -īə\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English attiren, from Old French atirier, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -tirier (from tire order, rank, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tīr glory, Old High German ziari adorned, Old Norse tīrr glory); akin to Lithuanian dyrėti to gaze, Tocharian A tiri manner, Latin deus god — more at deity
1. : to put garments on : dress, array
< a shabby look, common to all thus attired >
< attired himself in a gray business suit >
2. : to clothe in fancy or rich garments : adorn
< attired in the huge black cloak and the large black hat which he always affected — Osbert Sitwell >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from attiren to attire
1. : dress, clothing, clothes
< the usual attire of a gentleman — W.M.Thackeray >
< his unfashionable attire and clumsy manners — A.C.Cole >
especially : splendid or decorative clothing
< the king in his royal attire >
2. : the antlers or antlers and scalp of a stag or buck
3. obsolete : dress, garment, headdress, ornament — usually used in plural
4. : something felt to dress or adorn
< the sparkling attire of trees after a snowstorm > |