suite

suite
[swiːt]
noun
  1. a set of things belonging together, in particular
    一套,尤指
    ■a set of rooms designated for one person's or family's use or for a particular purpose
    一套房间,套房
    ■a set of furniture of the same design
    一套家具
    ■(Music)a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession
    (乐)(一组)舞曲
    ■(Music)a set of selected pieces from an opera or musical, arranged to be played as one instrumental work
    (乐)组曲
    ■(Computing)a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data
    (计算机)(软件的)套件
    ■(Geology)a group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period
    (地质)系列矿石(或岩石,化石)
  2. a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank
    (君主,高官的)(一批)随员
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from French, from Anglo-Norman French siwte (see suit)
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