uniform: [16] Something that is uniform has literally only ‘one form’, the same throughout. The word comes, probably via French uniforme, from Latin ūniformis, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and forma ‘form’. Its use as a noun, for a ‘set of identical clothes worn by everyone’, dates from the 18th century, and was inspired by French. => form
uniform (adj.)
1530s, "of one form," from Middle French uniforme (14c.), from Latin uniformis "having only one form or shape," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + forma "form" (see form (n.)). Related: Uniformly.
uniform (n.)
"distinctive clothes worn by one group," 1748, from French uniforme, from the adjective (see uniform (adj.)).
uniform (v.)
1680s, "to make alike," from uniform (adj.). Meaning "to dress in a uniform" is from 1861. Related: Uniformed.
雙語例句
1. Philippe was in uniform, wearing a pistol holster on his belt.
菲利普身著制服，腰帶上別著手槍皮套。
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2. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上裝中間的紐扣在他的肚子上繃得緊緊的。
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3. His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform.
他一看到夏普浸滿鮮血的制服，臉色頓時變得煞白。
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4. Drips of water rolled down the trousers of his uniform.
他的制服褲子在不停地滴水。
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5. His uniform made him look a trifle out of place.