gown
gown
noun
noun
- a long dress, typically having a close-fitting bodice and a flared or flowing skirt, worn on formal occasions
（尤指正式场合穿着的有紧身胸衣和舒展长裙的）长礼服；裙服
a silk ball gown.
一件丝绸的舞会袍。
■a protective garment worn in hospital, either by a staff member during surgery or by a patient
（手术中医护人员或病人穿的）罩衣，防护服
■a loose cloak indicating one's profession or status, worn by a lawyer, teacher, academic, or university student
（律师、教师、学者或大学生穿戴的，代表职业或地位的）宽松长袍，宽大外衣
■a dressing gown
晨衣
■[mass noun]the members of a university as distinct from the permanent residents of the university town
（区别于大学城永久居民的）大学师生。 常与town相对
the annual town versus gown cricket match.
大学师生和大学城居民之间的年度板球赛。
- (be gowned)be dressed in a gown
给…穿宽大的长袍
she was gowned in luminous silk.
他们给她穿上了绚丽的丝绸长袍。
- Middle English: from Old French goune, from late Latin gunna 'fur garment'; probably related to Byzantine Greek gouna 'fur, fur-lined garment'
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