tailor

tailor
noun
  1. a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers
    裁缝
  2. (亦作 tailorfish). another term for bluefish
    同 bluefish
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be tailored)(of a tailor) make (clothes) to fit individual customers
    (裁缝)度身缝制(衣服)
    he was wearing a sports coat which had obviously been tailored in London.
    他穿的运动上衣明显是在伦敦定做的。
    ■make or adapt for a particular purpose or person
    迎合;使适应
    arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements.
    可以修改安排以满足个人的要求。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally 'cutter', based on late Latin taliare 'to cut'. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent
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