ill-fitting
/ˌɪl ˈfɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪl ˈfɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
ill-fitting — 形容詞
1. describing clothes, shoes, or coverings that are the wrong size or shape for the
不合身的
尺寸或形狀不對的衣物
describing clothes, shoes, or coverings that are the wrong size or shape for the body or object they are placed on, so they look loose, tight, or awkward.
Esteban arrived at the wedding in an ill-fitting suit borrowed from his uncle.
Esteban 穿著向叔叔借來的不合身西裝出席婚禮。
attributive use before a clothing noun
The ill-fitting shoes gave Yasmin painful blisters after only one afternoon of walking.
那雙不合身的鞋只走了一個下午，就讓 Yasmin 腳上起了好幾個痛水泡。
subject position: the ill-fitting [item] + cause verb
Owen pulled at the collar of his ill-fitting school shirt during the long ceremony.
Owen 在冗長的典禮中，不停拉扯不合身的學校襯衫衣領。
The actor wore a deliberately ill-fitting jacket to make the character look poor and tired.
那位演員故意穿了一件不合身的外套，好讓角色看起來又窮又疲憊。
Tuan complained that the ill-fitting helmet kept sliding down over his eyes.
Tuan 抱怨那頂不合身的安全帽一直滑下來蓋住他的眼睛。
- baggy
specifically too loose, often of trousers or shirts
- loose-fitting
neutral about whether the loose fit is unwanted
- tight
specifically too small, the opposite problem
- well-fitting
the direct opposite: the right size and shape
- tailored
deliberately fitted to one person's measurements
文法句型
ill-fitting + noun (clothing or covering)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before the noun); rarely used after 'be'. Object is typically clothing, footwear, or another worn item like a helmet, wig, or mask.