overdress

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn over another, especially over an underdress.
  2. Any garment worn over another.
动词 v.
  1. To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion. intransitive
  2. To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion. intransitive
    — We meet again, Fraulein. You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions.
  3. To put too many clothes on (a person). transitive
    — parents who overdress their children in winter
  4. To put too much dressing on (food). transitive
    — Don't overdress the salad: it shouldn't be swimming in oil.

词形变化

overdresses present,singular,third-person overdressing participle,present overdressed participle,past overdressed past

词汇关系

反义词
underdress
衍生词
overdresser
相关词
overshoe

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English dress
English overdress
From over- + dress.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English dress
English overdress
From over- + dress.
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