Word · Frequency #19236
attire
/əˈtaɪɝː/
noun
服装；衣着；穿戴
A person's clothing; what one wears.
- 1.
One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
衣着；衣服
- 2.
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
特定风格或特定场合的服装
- 3.
The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
(山羊、鹿等动物的)角
特定场合服装；盛装；（山羊、鹿等的）角；衣着；衣服；特定风格或特定场合的服装；(山羊、鹿等动物的)角
In use
The company requires all employees to wear business attire during work hours.
Guests at the wedding were asked to dress in formal attire.
For the beach party, casual attire like shorts and t-shirts is appropriate.
formal attire
attire for [occasion]
She chose elegant attire for the wedding.
她为婚礼选择了优雅的服装。
in [adjective] attire
The guests were dressed in formal attire.
客人们身着正式服装。
[adjective] attire
Connections
Collocations
- formal attire
- 正式服装；礼服
- The invitation specifies formal attire.请柬上注明需着正式服装。
- business attire
- 商务着装；职业装
- Employees are expected to wear business attire during meetings.员工在开会期间应着商务装。
- appropriate attire
- 合适的衣着；得体的服装
- Please wear appropriate attire for the interview.面试时请穿着得体。
- casual attire
- 便装；休闲服
- The dress code is casual attire on Fridays.周五的着装要求是便装。
- evening attire
- 晚礼服；晚间盛装
- Guests arrived in elegant evening attire.宾客们身着优雅的晚礼服到场。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：一只轮胎（a tire）穿在身上当衣服，就成了奇特的 attire（衣着）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal events、weddings、ceremonies attire 是比较正式的书面用词，通常指某个特定场合（如正式活动、婚礼、典礼）所穿的服装；在日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读音节都与 attire 一样包含 /aɪɚ/：tire, fire, desire, entire, retire, wire。注意拼写相似的 satire /ˈsætaɪər/ 重音不同，并不与 attire 押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.