in livery
in livery 表示穿着仆人、司机等的工作制服。
The doorman is in livery.
门卫穿着制服。
马匹代养;团体穿着的识别制服,如司机和男仆穿的制服。;同业公会会员全体。;车辆或车队的涂装方案。;财产从一任所有者移交给下一任。
a uniform worn by servants or chauffeurs
团体穿着的识别制服,如司机和男仆穿的制服。
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
同业公会会员全体。
The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies.
车辆或车队的涂装方案。
The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
财产从一任所有者移交给下一任。
The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
取得财产的令状。
The writ by which property is obtained.
食物配给;口粮,如分发给家庭、仆人、马匹等。
An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
解除监护;释放。
Release from wardship; deliverance.
低级羊毛。
A low grade of wool.
外部标记、装配或外观。
Outward markings, fittings or appearance
In the old film, the butler wore a traditional livery with brass buttons.
在那部老电影中,管家穿着一套带黄铜纽扣的传统制服。
用法提示:livery 在此为名词,指仆人穿的正式制服。
The chauffeur kept his livery clean because he met important guests every day.
司机把制服保持得很干净,因为他每天都要接待重要客人。
用法提示:livery 在此表示司机的工作制服。
At the palace, the footmen's liveries were decorated with the royal crest.
在王宫里,男仆们的制服上装饰着皇家徽章。
用法提示:liveries 是 livery 的复数形式,指多名男仆的制服。
in livery 表示穿着仆人、司机等的工作制服。
The doorman is in livery.
门卫穿着制服。
at livery 表示付费将马匹寄养在马房(由他人照料)。
The horse is kept at livery.
这匹马由马房代养。
最直接的近义词,可替换livery,但livery特指仆人或司机的制服,uniform可泛指任何制服。
正式用语,指穿着、服装,不强调职业或身份标识,替换livery时需加具体说明。
口语常用,指一套服装,尤其外出时的穿着,不具备livery的职务制服含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子The students are required to wear their school livery.
正确表达The students are required to wear their school uniform.
livery 特指仆从或司机的制服,不泛指校服;表达校服应用 school uniform。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was diagnosed with a livery disease.
正确表达He was diagnosed with a liver disease.
livery 是名词,表示制服或马匹代养,不作形容词;指肝病时应用 liver(肝脏)加 disease。
【名词义项】针对 livery 的“仆人/司机制服”义项;mufti 尤指军人等穿制服者另着的便服,与仆人制服并非同一语境,不能随意互换。
【名词义项】与 livery 的“制服”义项相对,指平民便装;属非正式用语,不适用于 livery 的“马匹代养”等其它义项。
livery(制服/号衣)与 delivery(投递/交付)拼写相近,但含义和搭配完全不同:livery 指仆人、司机等穿的制服;delivery 指把物品送到的行为或快递件。可说 wear a livery、make a delivery,二者不能互换。
livery(制服或号衣)与 liver(肝脏)拼写很接近,但含义完全不同:livery 指穿在身上的仆役/司机制服,liver 是人体器官;发音也有别,livery 结尾多一个 /i/。不要把这两个词混拼。
寄养马匹的马厩
He keeps his horse at a livery stable outside town.
他把马寄养在城外的一家马厩里。
穿着制服
The footman was in livery at the front door.
男仆穿着制服站在前门。
仆人的制服
The queen's footmen are easily recognized by their red servants' livery.
女王的仆从们因其红色仆人制服而很容易辨认。
穿制服的司机
A liveried chauffeur held the car door open for the guests.
一名穿制服的司机为客人们打开了车门。
不可拆分;相关词:liveried(穿制服的)
liver(肝)+ -y(形容词后缀);相关词:liverish(像肝的)
穿 livery(制服)的常见人员之一。
livery 传统上是男仆所穿的制服。
制服上常饰有家族或机构的纹章。
livery 上常佩戴徽章以表明身份或所属单位。
这类制服多用于礼仪或正式场合。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.