hand-me-down

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
    — Well, I'm willing, I'm able, I'm practically much alive / Well, I'm six-feet-tall, I ain't no hand-me-down
  2. A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one. especially
动词 v.
  1. To pass along to someone else. rare
    — “See into life, don’t just look at it” is her [Anne Baxter’s] creditable credo, hand-me-downed from her famous architect grandfather, the late Frank Lloyd Wright.
形容词 adj.
  1. Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user. not-comparable
    — And what costume shall the poor girl wear / To all tomorrow's parties? / A hand-me-down dress from who knows where

词形变化

hand-me-downs plural hand-me-on alternative,dated hand-me-on alternative,dated hand-me-downs present,singular,third-person hand-me-downing participle,present hand-me-downed participle,past hand-me-downed past hand-me-on alternative,dated

词源

词源 1
See hand down and me.
词源 2
See hand down and me.
词源 3
See hand down and me.
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