Word · Frequency #13480
muftis
便服；常服
muftis is the plural of mufti.
civilian clothes, especially when worn by a person who usually wears a military uniform
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A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
能够发布教令的穆斯林学者和伊斯兰教法解释者。
穆夫提；伊斯兰教法典说明官；能够发布教令的穆斯林学者和伊斯兰教法解释者。；常服；便服；穆夫提(伊斯兰法典说明官)
In use
For the party, the officers were told to come in mufti rather than in uniform.
After the parade, the general changed into mufti and went shopping without being recognized.
The soldiers enjoy wearing mufti on their days off, even though they usually wear uniforms.
in mufti
in mufti 是固定搭配，表示“穿便服”，尤指军人或警察不穿制服。另：mufti 还可指“伊斯兰教法学家”，此时为可数名词，复数形式是 muftis。
The officer was in mufti at the party.
这位军官在聚会上身着便服。
change into mufti
change into mufti 强调从制服换成便服的动作。
He changed into mufti after the ceremony.
仪式结束后，他换上了便服。
Common mistakes
The general attended the ceremony in a mufti.The general attended the ceremony in mufti.
当 mufti 表示“便服”时是不可数名词，常用于固定短语 in mufti，不加冠词。将 a mufti 改为 mufti 才符合英语习惯。
The two mufti disagreed on the legal question.The two muftis disagreed on the legal question.
当 mufti 表示“穆夫提（伊斯兰教法说明官）”时是可数名词，复数形式为 muftis。句中指两位穆夫提，应用复数 muftis 而不是单数 mufti。
Connections
Collocations
- in mufti
- 穿便服（多指军人等不穿制服）
- The officers usually travel in mufti to avoid being recognized.这些军官出门时常穿便服以避免被认出。
- Grand Mufti
- 大穆夫提（伊斯兰教高级法律权威）
- The Grand Mufti has issued a new legal opinion on the question.大穆夫提已就这一问题发布了新的法律意见。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in mufti
- 穿着便服The colonel turned up at the party in mufti.上校穿着便服出现在聚会上。
Synonyms
- civilian clothes
- 相对于军装、制服的平民日常穿着 · 最中性的说法，泛指所有非制服；与 mufti 语义最接近，但无需“有权穿军装的人”这一限定。
- civvies
- （英式非正式，复数）军人或水手穿的平民便服 · 仅用于非正式口语，且多用复数；正式写作中不宜替代 mufti。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“穆夫提”，想象一位穿便服的伊斯兰学者：mufti既是法典说明官，也指军人穿的便服。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：军事/着装语境、伊斯兰教法语境 mufti 有两个主要含义：作“便服”解时多用于军事或正式着装语境，通常带有正式或旧式色彩；作“穆夫提（伊斯兰教法典说明官）”解时是正式职称。选择词义时需依据上下文语境。
Grammar Note
指‘伊斯兰法典说明官’时可数，复数用 muftis；指‘便服’时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 mufti 押韵的是 tufty（/ˈtʌfti/），两者的重读元音和后面的音完全相同。其余几个词拼写都以 -fty 结尾，但元音不同：softy 和 lofty 读 /ɒ/（或 /ɔː/），drifty、nifty、thrifty 读 /ɪ/。不要只按拼写推断读音。
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.