reach-me-down

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ready-made clothing. in-plural
    — He shrank from the prospect of being confronted next day, at the height of his misery, with these appalling reach-me-downs.
形容词 adj.
  1. Ready-made. not-comparable
    — A reach-me-down dress, a penny sparkler, a fancy cake, a sixpenny entertainment . . . how can such things use up so much money?

词形变化

reach-me-downs plural

词源

词源 1
An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. See reach down.
词源 2
An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. See reach down.
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