uniform

英['juːnɪfɔːm] 美['junɪfɔrm]

反义词various

复数: uniforms;副词: uniformly;

uniform 制服

uni-, 一，词源同unit,form, 形式。用于指制服。

uniform: 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.
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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.

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。

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。

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。