Word · Frequency #23378
saris
纱丽
saris is the plural of sari.
a traditional dress worn by Hindu women, made of a long piece of light cloth draped around the body
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The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.
印度次大陆女性的传统服装；一种外衣,由一整块棉布或丝绸制成,通常一端缠在腰间形成裙子,另一端披在肩上或头上。
印度次大陆女性的传统服装；一种外衣,由一整块棉布或丝绸制成,通常一端缠在腰间形成裙子,另一端披在肩上或头上。；莎丽(印度妇女用的裹身布)
In use
At the wedding, her mother wore a beautiful red sari with gold embroidery.
She bought a silk sari from the market and learned how to drape it.
The museum displays a traditional sari worn by women in the nineteenth century.
wear a sari
sari 是可数名词，复数形式为 saris。
Women in this region often wear a sari.
这个地区的女性常常穿纱丽。
drape a sari around/over sth
drape 表示将纱丽披或裹在身体的某个部位。
She draped her sari over her head.
她把纱丽披到头上。
in a sari
Connections
Collocations
- wear a sari
- 穿纱丽
- Many women in India wear a sari every day.许多印度女性每天都穿纱丽。
- silk sari
- 丝绸纱丽
- She bought a beautiful silk sari for the wedding.她为婚礼买了一条漂亮的丝绸纱丽。
- draped in a sari
- 裹着纱丽
- The dancer, draped in a red sari, stepped onto the stage.那位舞者裹着红色纱丽走上舞台。
- traditional sari
- 传统纱丽
- She wore a traditional sari for the festival.她在节日里穿了传统纱丽。
- sari-clad
- 身穿纱丽的
- Sari-clad women gathered at the temple.身穿纱丽的女性聚集在寺庙里。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法（纯联想，非词源）：把 sari 记成“纱丽”——印度女子用数米轻纱缠绕裹身，亮相时十分美丽。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：印度文化介绍、时尚与服饰话题 纱丽是印度传统服饰，作普通名词使用；日常中性语境即可，多用于文化介绍或时尚话题，正式度不高不低。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: starry /ˈstɑːri/ and safari /səˈfɑːri/. Note that the spelling -ar- here is pronounced /ɑː/, but lookalikes like carry /ˈkæri/ and sorry /ˈsɒri/ do not rhyme with sari.
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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