Word · Frequency #21291
dressmakers
裁缝
dressmakers is the plural of dressmaker.
someone who makes or mends dresses
- 1.
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
制作定制女装的裁缝。
- 2.
someone who makes or mends dresses
制作或修补连衣裙的人
制作定制女装的裁缝。；制作或修补连衣裙的人
In use
The dressmaker measured me twice before cutting the fabric.
My aunt takes her evening gowns to a local dressmaker.
The dressmakers in that shop are famous for their elegant wedding dresses.
work as a dressmaker
as a + 职业名词 表示“作为/从事”某职业，名词前需要冠词。
She works as a dressmaker in a small studio.
她在一间小工作室里做裁缝。
become a dressmaker
become 后接职业名词作表语，表示“成为……”，名词前通常加不定冠词。
After learning the trade, she became a dressmaker.
学会这门手艺后，她成了一名裁缝。
a dressmaker who [does sth]
who 引导的定语从句修饰 dressmaker，中文常译为“……的裁缝”。
Connections
Collocations
- dressmaker's dummy
- 裁缝用的人体模型
- She pinned the fabric on a dressmaker's dummy to check the fit.她把布料别在裁缝用的人体模型上检查合身度。
- dressmaker's pattern
- 裁缝纸样
- He traced the dressmaker's pattern onto the cloth.他把裁缝纸样描到布上。
- dressmaker's shop
- 裁缝店
- The dressmaker's shop on the corner repairs evening gowns.街角的那家裁缝店修理晚礼服。
- work as a dressmaker
- 当裁缝
- My aunt worked as a dressmaker for over thirty years.我姑姑当了三十多年裁缝。
- a skilled dressmaker
- 技艺娴熟的裁缝
- A skilled dressmaker can turn a simple piece of silk into a beautiful gown.技艺娴熟的裁缝能把一块普通丝绸变成漂亮的礼服。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dress（连衣裙）+ maker（制作者）→ 做连衣裙的裁缝。想象裁缝在缝制一条漂亮裙子，记住 dressmaker 专做女装。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职业介绍、服装行业 这是一个中性词，通常指专业制作或缝补连衣裙的裁缝。多用于书面或正式语境，在日常口语中较少出现，但含义清晰。
Pronunciation & Spelling
maker、baker、taker、shaker 均以 /meɪkɚ/ 结尾，与 dressmaker 中次重音的 -maker 部分押韵；shoemaker、homemaker 同样以 -maker 结尾，读音也一致。注意拼写相似的 dresser /ˈdrɛsɚ/ 和 dressing /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ 虽然以 dress 开头，但读音与 -maker 完全不同，不要混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.