suited and booted

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌsuːtɪd n̩ ˈbuːtɪd/|/ˌsjuː-/    美 /ˌsutɪd n̩ ˈbutɪd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Dressed smartly, especially in business or formal wear. UK,informal,not-comparable
    — You can get Suited and Booted at such figures as will astonish you at the Star Store.
  2. Dressed, equipped, or otherwise well prepared for a certain situation. UK,figuratively,informal,not-comparable
    — An older respondent, aged 65, humorously commented on the modern prospective son-in-law: “He only wants a watch, a ring, a gold chain, to be ‘suited’ and ‘booted’.” It was not so much caste or education that stood in the way—a good dowry was the answer!

词源

From suited (“wearing a suit”, adjective) + and + booted (“wearing a boot or boots”, adjective), the words chosen for the rhyme.
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