costume

costume
noun
  1. a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period
    (特定国家或历史时期流行的)服装;全套服饰
    authentic Elizabethan costumes.
    真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。
    [mass noun]a Chinese woman in national costume.
    穿着民族服装的中国妇女。
    ■a set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a particular role
    戏服;演出服
    a nun's costume.
    尼姑的演出服。
    ■(Brit.)a swimming costume
    (英)泳衣;泳装
    ■(Brit. dated)a woman's matching jacket and skirt
    (英,旧)女式套装
    a chic black costume and white fur wrap.
    时髦的黑色套装和白色毛皮围巾。
verb
  1. [with obj.]dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes
    给(某人)穿上特殊服装
    an all-woman troupe elaborately costumed in clinging silver lame.
    穿着缀有银片的精致服饰的女子歌舞团。
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian costume 'custom, fashion, habit', from Latin consuetudo (see custom)
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