Word · Frequency #12601
tunic
束腰外衣
a loose outer garment covering the upper body, reaching to the hips or knees
- 1.
A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
一种覆盖躯干的衣物,可有袖或无袖,长度从臀部至脚踝不等。
- 2.
Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
任何覆盖物,如种皮或覆盖膜层的器官。
- 3.
Synonym of gymslip.
无袖连衣裙的同义词。
膜；被膜；一种覆盖躯干的衣物,可有袖或无袖,长度从臀部至脚踝不等。；任何覆盖物,如种皮或覆盖膜层的器官。；无袖连衣裙的同义词。；束腰外衣；[医] 膜
In use
She wore a simple linen tunic over her jeans.
The museum displayed a Roman soldier's tunic from the first century.
For the costume party, he made a bright green tunic with a belt.
wear a tunic
用于服装义，tunic 常作 wear 的宾语；用 over 可说明穿在其他衣物外面。
She wore a long tunic over her leggings.
她在紧身裤外面穿了一件长款束腰外衣。
the tunics of [organ]
医学义为‘膜、被膜’，用 the tunic(s) of + 器官表示包被某器官的组织层。
The tunics of the eye are the fibrous, vascular, and neural layers.
眼的被膜是纤维膜、血管膜和神经层。
Common mistakes
She bought two beautiful tunic online.
Connections
Collocations
- loose tunic
- 宽松的束腰外衣
- She wore a loose tunic over her jeans.她在牛仔裤外面穿了一件宽松的束腰外衣。
- wear a tunic
- 穿束腰外衣
- In ancient Rome, citizens often wore a tunic as a basic garment.在古罗马，公民常穿束腰外衣作为基本服装。
- tunic top
- 束腰上衣
- This tunic top pairs well with leggings.这件束腰上衣很适合搭配打底裤。
- tunic dress
- 束腰连衣裙
- The floral tunic dress is perfect for summer.这件碎花束腰连衣裙非常适合夏天。
- fibrous tunic
- 纤维膜
- The fibrous tunic is the outermost layer of the eyeball.纤维膜是眼球的最外层。
- muscular tunic
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tunic 音似“tju:nik”，联想“你(ni)穿”束腰外衣像一层膜裹住身体，衣服与膜都是包裹物。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical or fashion clothing、medical or anatomical writing tunic 有两个常见义项：作‘束腰外衣’时是普通用词，多用于服装、历史服饰或影视/游戏服装描述；作‘膜、被膜’时属医学/解剖学专业术语，比较常见于学术或临床语境。正式度随使用场合而变化，建议根据当前语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 -ic 结尾，其中 panic、comic、tonic、clinic、magic 末尾都读 /ɪk/，与 tunic /ˈtjuːnɪk/ 的尾部 /nɪk/ 有相似的元音和 /k/ 音，但它们重音都在第一个音节，所以不构成严格押韵。注意 unique /juˈniːk/ 拼写上很像 tunic 中的 uni，但读音和重音都不同，不要混淆。
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
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.