uniform: [16] Something that is uniform has literally only ‘one form’, the same throughout. The word comes, probably via French uniforme, from Latin ūniformis, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and forma ‘form’. Its use as a noun, for a ‘set of identical clothes worn by everyone’, dates from the 18th century, and was inspired by French. => form
uniform (adj.)
1530s, "of one form," from Middle French uniforme (14c.), from Latin uniformis "having only one form or shape," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + forma "form" (see form (n.)). Related: Uniformly.
uniform (n.)
"distinctive clothes worn by one group," 1748, from French uniforme, from the adjective (see uniform (adj.)).
uniform (v.)
1680s, "to make alike," from uniform (adj.). Meaning "to dress in a uniform" is from 1861. Related: Uniformed.
双语例句
1. Philippe was in uniform, wearing a pistol holster on his belt.
菲利普身着制服，腰带上别着手枪皮套。
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2. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
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3. His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform.
他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。
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4. Drips of water rolled down the trousers of his uniform.
他的制服裤子在不停地滴水。
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5. His uniform made him look a trifle out of place.
