bespoke

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈspəʊk/    美 /bɪˈspəʊk/|/bəˈspoʊk/|/bɪˈspəʉk/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past of bespeak Ireland,UK,form-of,past
  2. past participle of bespeak Ireland,UK,archaic,form-of,participle
形容词 adj.
  1. Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique. Ireland,UK,not-comparable
    — Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
  2. Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items. Ireland,UK,not-comparable
    — a bespoke tailor

词汇关系

衍生词
bespokely bespokeness

词源

词源 1
In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.
词源 2
In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.
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