dressed

/drest/ (bre, ipa) · /drest/ (ame, ipa)

dressed — adjective

1. having put your clothes on so that you are ready to be seen by other people, ins

1.形容詞A2
釋義

having put your clothes on so that you are ready to be seen by other people, instead of being naked or still in pyjamas.

例句

Zayd was already dressed and waiting at the door before his sister woke up.

be dressed: ready to leave

Please get dressed quickly — the school bus will be here in five minutes.

get dressed: action of putting clothes on

同義詞
  • clothed

    more formal; often used in medical or legal contexts.

  • attired

    very formal and old-fashioned; usually with a description of the clothes.

反義詞
  • naked

    wearing no clothes at all.

  • undressed

    having taken off your clothes, or never having put any on yet.

文法句型

be/get dressed

fully dressed

half dressed

用法筆記

Almost always used after the verb 'be' or 'get'. 'Be dressed' describes the result (you have clothes on); 'get dressed' describes the action (you are putting clothes on). Combine with 'fully', 'half', 'partly', or 'still' to say how complete the dressing is.

常見錯誤

❌I dressed in five minutes this morning.
✅I got dressed in five minutes this morning.
💡for the action of putting on clothes, English uses 'get dressed', not 'dressed' alone.

2. having clothes on that match a certain colour, style, or costume — used to say h

2.形容詞A2
釋義

having clothes on that match a certain colour, style, or costume — used to say how a person looks, e.g. 'in black', 'as a witch', 'smartly', or 'casually'.

例句

The waiter was dressed in a long white apron and a black bow tie.

dressed in + clothing description

Noa came to the Halloween party dressed as a vampire with red contact lenses.

dressed as + character

同義詞
  • clad

    literary or formal; often in compound forms like 'leather-clad'.

  • attired

    very formal; usually with a description of the clothes.

  • outfitted

    implies someone provided the whole set of clothes, often for a job or trip.

文法句型

dressed in + clothing/colour

dressed as + character/role

well dressed

smartly dressed

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always tells you WHAT the person is wearing (a style, colour, or costume). Almost always followed by 'in' (for clothes/colours) or 'as' (for a costume role). Adverbs like 'well', 'smartly', 'casually', 'badly' often appear before 'dressed'.

常見錯誤

❌She was dressed with a red dress.
✅She was dressed in a red dress.
💡use 'in', not 'with', to say what someone is wearing.
❌He came dressed like a pirate.' is OK in speech, but
✅He came dressed as a pirate.
💡'as' is the standard preposition for costumes.