Word · Frequency #22950
apparel
给…穿衣;为…提供衣服
to dress or clothe; to put clothes on
正式或文学用语
- 1.
To dress or clothe; to attire.
给...穿衣;装扮
- 2.
To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
配备设备;装备
- 3.
provide with clothes or put clothes on
提供衣服或穿衣
- 4.
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
用装饰物装扮;覆盖以装饰物
装备;配备;装饰;点缀;给...穿衣;装扮;配备设备;装备;提供衣服或穿衣
In use
The queen was apparelled in a magnificent gown for the coronation.
They appareled the mannequins in the latest fashion for the window display.
We need to apparel the entire wedding party before the ceremony begins.
be apparelled in sth
常用被动结构,表示穿着某种衣物。
The guests were apparelled in elegant black and white.
客人们穿着优雅的黑白服装。
apparel oneself in sth
反身用法,强调给自己穿衣。
She apparelled herself in a beautiful silk gown.
她给自己穿上一件漂亮的丝绸长袍。
Verb forms
base apparel · third person apparels · -ing appareling · past apparelled · past participle appareled
注意过去式和过去分词拼写差异:过去式常双写l,过去分词常单写l。
Connections
Collocations
- be apparelled in
- 身着;穿着(某衣物)
- The bride was apparelled in white for the ceremony.新娘在仪式上身着白衣。
- richly apparelled
- 衣着华丽的;身穿华服的
- The ambassadors arrived richly apparelled in silk and jewels.大使们身着丝绸和珠宝装饰的华服到场。
- apparel oneself in
- 给自己穿上;打扮成
- He apparelled himself in an old military coat for the costume party.他穿上旧军装外套去参加化装舞会。
Pop culture & quotes
- For the apparel oft proclaims the man.
- 因为衣着往往能彰显一个人。In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius advises his son Laertes, "For the apparel oft proclaims the man."在莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中,波洛涅斯告诫儿子雷欧提斯:“衣着往往能彰显一个人。”
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
巧记:apparel 里藏着 pare(剥),但整词是“穿衣”——一剥一穿,正好相反。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学或正式叙述、历史/古典语境 动词 apparel 通常用于正式或文学性文本,表示“给某人穿上衣服”或“配备/装饰”,日常口语中很少使用。
Grammar Note
常以被动语态使用,多见于文学或正式文体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /əˈpærəl/ 真正押韵的词有 barrel /ˈbærəl/ 和 carol /ˈkærəl/,重读元音及后面的 /rəl/ 相同。注意 apparent /əˈpærənt/ 和 appear /əˈpɪr/ 只是拼写相似,读音不同:apparent 结尾是 /ənt/,appear 的元音是 /ɪr/。parallel /ˈpærəlɛl/ 开头相似,但结尾多一个音节。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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