in the altogether
“in the altogether”是固定说法，意为“一丝不挂、赤身裸体”，属非正式用语，前面须用定冠词 the。
She was sunbathing in the altogether in her private garden.
她在自家花园里一丝不挂地晒着太阳。
裸体；一丝不挂
非正式用语,指裸体
the altogether (informal) nakedness
常用于短语 in the altogether，意为“裸体”。
非正式用语,指裸体
informal terms for nakedness
The painting class was surprised when the model walked in completely in the altogether.
绘画课的学生们看到模特完全裸体走进来时感到很惊讶。
用法提示：此处 altogether 作名词，用于短语 in the altogether，表示‘裸体’。
AI contextual example
At the private beach, a few swimmers were in the altogether, enjoying the warm sun.
在私人海滩上，几个游泳者正裸体享受着温暖的阳光。
用法提示：altogether 作名词，和 in 搭配构成 in the altogether，指‘一丝不挂’。
AI contextual example
The old statue shows a small figure in the altogether, with no clothes at all.
这座古老的雕像展示了一个完全裸体的小人，身上什么衣服都没有。
用法提示：此句中 altogether 是名词，in the altogether 意为‘裸体的’，作后置定语。
AI contextual example
“in the altogether”是固定说法，意为“一丝不挂、赤身裸体”，属非正式用语，前面须用定冠词 the。
She was sunbathing in the altogether in her private garden.
她在自家花园里一丝不挂地晒着太阳。
grammar · medium
易错句子The little boy ran out of the bathroom altogether.
正确表达The little boy ran out of the bathroom in the altogether.
此义中 altogether 是名词，意为“裸体”，只能用在固定短语 in the altogether 里；它不能像形容词或副词那样单独作状语或表语来描述人的状态。要表达“光着身子”，必须补上介词短语 in the。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was sunbathing in altogether.
正确表达She was sunbathing in the altogether.
这个固定短语里的名词前必须用定冠词 the，不能说 in altogether。省略 the 后剩下的名词短语在英语中不成立，无法表达“一丝不挂”的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children were running around in the altogethers.
正确表达The children were running around in the altogether.
该义项下 altogether 只以固定短语 in the altogether 的单数形式出现，即使说的是好几个人也不加 -s；写成 altogethers 会把它误当成可数名词的复数。
裸体；一丝不挂
She posed in the altogether for an art class.
她裸体为美术班当模特。
al-（all的变体，表示‘全’）+ together（一起）
to-（向）+ -gether（聚集，与gather同源）
al-（all的变体）+ most（最多）
al-（all的变体）+ ready（准备好）
与裸体相关的倡导或生活方式，常与‘in the altogether’语境连用
常见于‘裸体海滩’等场所语境，与裸体行为相关
裸体常出现在更衣室等私密空间，话题上相关
在公共场合裸奔的行为，与裸体概念直接相关
与裸露相对的概念，常对比使用以表达不同态度
一丝不挂地，赤裸地
The artist asked the model to pose in the altogether.
那位艺术家请模特摆出裸体的姿势。
他们既可怕又古怪，既神秘又阴森，他们实在怪诞至极，亚当斯一家。
The artist asked her to pose in the altogether.
画家请她摆出全裸的姿势。
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