Word · Frequency #12418
livery
制服
a uniform worn by servants or chauffeurs
- 1.
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
团体穿着的识别制服,如司机和男仆穿的制服。
- 2.
The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies.
同业公会会员全体。
- 3.
The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
车辆或车队的涂装方案。
- 4.
The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
财产从一任所有者移交给下一任。
- 5.
The writ by which property is obtained.
取得财产的令状。
- 6.
An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
食物配给；口粮,如分发给家庭、仆人、马匹等。
- 7.
Release from wardship; deliverance.
解除监护；释放。
- 8.
A low grade of wool.
低级羊毛。
- 9.
Outward markings, fittings or appearance
外部标记、装配或外观。
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。
In use
In the old film, the butler wore a traditional livery with brass buttons.
The chauffeur kept his livery clean because he met important guests every day.
At the palace, the footmen's liveries were decorated with the royal crest.
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。
at livery
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。
Common mistakes
The students are required to wear their school livery.
Connections
Collocations
- livery stable
- 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。
- in livery
- 穿着制服
- The footman was in livery at the front door.男仆穿着制服站在前门。
- servants' livery
- 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。
- liveried chauffeur
- 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。
Synonyms
- uniform
- 制服 · 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 livery 里藏着 live：侍从住在主人家，穿制服；马也由他代养。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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
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