suit

suit
noun

a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt
一套衣服（通常由上衣和裤子或上衣和裙子组成）
■a set of clothes to be worn on a particular occasion or for a particular activity
（在特殊场合或为特殊活动穿的）一套衣服
a jogging suit.
慢跑运动服。
■a complete set of pieces of armour for covering the whole body
一副盔甲
■a complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars
一套篷帆
■(一般作suits)(informal)a high-ranking executive in a business or organization, typically one regarded as exercising influence in an impersonal way
(非正式)（企业或机构中的）高级经营管理人员
maybe now the suits in Washington will listen.
也许现在华盛顿的那些高级行政长官们会听一听了。
any of the sets distinguished by their pictorial symbols into which a pack of playing cards is divided, in conventional packs comprising spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs
（一副牌中的）所有花色相同的一组牌
short for lawsuit
lawsuit的简称
■the process of trying to win a woman's affection, typically with a view to marriage
追求（常指求婚）
he could not compete with John's charms in Marian's eyes and his suit came to nothing.
在玛丽安的眼中，他不能匹敌约翰的魅力，所以他的求婚毫无结果。
■(poetic/literary)a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority
(诗/文)（向当权者提出的）请愿；请求

verb

[with obj.]be convenient for or acceptable to
适合，适宜于
he lied whenever it suited him.
只要对他有利他就撒谎。
[no obj.]the flat has two bedrooms—if it suits, you can have one of them.
这套房子有两间卧室，如果合你的意，你可以住一间。
■(suit oneself)[often in imperative]act entirely according to one's own wishes (often used to express the speaker's annoyance)
完全随自己的意愿行事（常用于表达说话者的不满）
‘I'm not going to help you.’ ‘Suit yourself.’.
“我不会帮你的。”“随你的便吧。”。
■go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone)
适合，合身
the dress didn't suit her.
那件连衣裙不适合她。
■(suit something to)(archaic)adapt or make appropriate for (something)
(古)使适宜，使合适
they took care to suit their answers to the questions put to them.
他们小心地回答，以便使答案和对他们提出的问题相符合。
[no obj.](N. Amer.)put on clothes, especially for a particular activity
(北美)（尤指为特定的活动）穿衣
I suited up and entered the water.
我穿上游泳衣，下了水。

常用词组
suit the action to the word

carry out one's stated intentions
说到做到

suit someone's book

(Brit. informal)be convenient or acceptable to someone
(英，非正式)对…方便（或合适)，合…的意

suit someone down to the ground

(Brit.)be extremely convenient or appropriate for someone
(英)对…极为合适；对…恰到好处

语源

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses included 'attendance at a court' and 'legal process'; senses 1 and 2 derive from an earlier meaning 'set of things to be used together'. The verb sense 'make appropriate' dates from the late 16th cent

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