vest
n.(名词)
A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.
马甲:一种无袖衣服,经常在前面有扣,穿在衬衣或短上衣的外面,有时作为三件套西服的一部分
A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection:
防护衣:用于防护的一种到腰长的无袖衣服:
例句:
a thick, down vest; a bulletproof vest.
厚实的羽毛背心;防弹背心
A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman`s garment; a vestee.
V形饰布:一种填满妇女衣服颈部的一种织物装饰;背心式胸衣
Chiefly British An undershirt.
【多用于英国】 内衣
Archaic Clothing; raiment.
【古语】 衣服;服装
Obsolete An ecclesiastical vestment.
【废语】 教衣
v.(动词)
vest.ed,vest.ing,vests
v.tr.(及物动词)
To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used within :
授权:给某人或者群体权威、财产或者权利,特别是给某人对当前或者将来财产或者享乐(如地产)的权利。与in 一起用:
例句:
vested his estate in his daughter.
把他的地产授权于他的女儿
To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used withwith :
授予,赋予:提供或给予(某人或者群体)一些东西比如力量或者权利。跟with 一起使用:
例句:
vested the council with broad powers; vests its employees with full pension rights after five years of service.
给予议会广泛的权力;服务满五年者,使享有全额退休金的福利
To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.
穿衣服,穿教服:穿上,尤其指教服
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To become legally vested.
合法地被授予
To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.
给自己装上教服
来源:
French veste [robe]
法语 veste [长袍]
from Italian vesta
源自 意大利语 vesta
from Latin vestis [garment] * see wes- 2
源自 拉丁语 vestis [衣服] *参见 wes- 2