finery
UK/'fainәri/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Showy, elaborate clothes and accessories worn for a special occasion.
华丽的服饰，盛装。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfine (excellent, elegant) + -ery (collection of) = 'a collection of fine things' — fancy clothes and ornaments. The word is almost always used of dressing up: people 'in all their finery' are decked out in their best.
Root fin still carries 30 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in all their finery身着盛装
- 2.dressed in finery盛装打扮
- 3.silk finery丝绸华服
Example Sentences
- 1.
The guests arrived in all their finery.
- 2.
She dressed in silk finery for the ball.