vesture
UK/'vestʃә/US
GREC1
释义
n.
Clothing or dress (literary); by extension, a covering over something
衣着,衣裳(文学用语);引申为覆盖物
v.
To clothe or cover (literary, rare)
给……穿衣;覆盖(罕用,文学)
词根拆分
词根派生vest(穿衣)+ -ure(动作、结果)= 被穿上的东西。它是 vestment 古老的文学表亲,但含义保持宽泛——任何衣着,比喻地指任何覆盖物(the vesture of snow on the hills / 山上的一层积雪)。
词根 vest_garment 还连着 6 个词例句
- 1.
The statue was draped in a flowing marble vesture.
雕像身上披着一袭飘逸的大理石衣袍。
- 2.
By autumn the hills wear a vesture of golden leaves.
到了秋天,群山披上一层金色落叶的衣裳。