| 释义 |
vest /vest/ noun- An undergarment for the top half of the body, an undershirt
- A waistcoat (chiefly N American)
- An additional facing to the front of a bodice
- Garb, dress (obsolete)
- A garment (obsolete)
- A robe (obsolete)
- A vestment (obsolete)
transitive verb- To invest
- To settle, secure, or put in fixed right of possession (law)
- To endow (law)
- To clothe, robe, put vestments on (archaic)
- To drape (an altar)
intransitive verb (of a right, etc) to descend, devolve, or take effect ORIGIN: L vestis vestˈed adjective - Clad, robed, wearing vestments
- Not contingent or suspended, hence (law) already acquired
vestˈing noun - The act or fact of clothing, investing, securing legally, etc
- Material for waistcoats
vested interest noun - A particular interest in the continuance of an existing system, institution, etc, for personal reasons, often financial
- An entitlement or interest under a will or trust that is not contingent or defeasible (Scots law)
- (in pl) interests already established
- (in pl) the class of persons who have acquired rights or powers in any sphere of a country's activities
vest pocket noun A waistcoat-pocket vestˈ-pocket adjective Small enough to go into one (also figurative) |