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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。
制服
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制服
a uniform worn by servants or chauffeurs
The doorman is in livery.
门卫穿着制服。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The students are required to wear their school livery.
Use this
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。
Not this
He was diagnosed with a livery disease.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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联想 livery 里藏着 live：侍从住在主人家，穿制服；马也由他代养。
语域：formal 常见场景：domestic service、horse stabling、formal or historical writing livery 作名词时通常指仆从或司机穿的制服，多用于历史或正式语境；另一含义是“马匹寄养”，多出现在马术或商业服务场景。整体偏正式，比较常见于历史描写、文学作品或专业马厩服务等场合。
True rhymes: delivery, quivery, shivery all share the stressed /ˈlɪvəri/ ending with livery. Be careful with lookalikes: liver /ˈlɪvər/ lacks the final /i/ vowel, and every /ˈɛvri/ has a different first vowel and a reduced ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.