suites
suites — 名詞
- suitessingular
- suitesesplural
1. a group of linked rooms that form one living space, most often found in hotels
套房
飯店裡相連的一組房間
a group of linked rooms that form one living space, most often found in hotels
Dahlia's suite at the Harbour Grand had a bedroom, a sitting room, and two balconies.
Dahlia 在海港大酒店訂的套房有一間臥室、一間客廳和兩個陽臺。
The wedding party gathered in the bridal suite before the ceremony began.
婚禮賓客在典禮開始前聚集在新娘套房裡。
collocation: bridal suite
Inês stayed in the same suite every summer at the hotel by the lake.
Inês 每年夏天都住在湖邊那間飯店的同一間套房。
A suite of offices on the ground floor was rented to a small law firm.
一樓的一整套辦公室租給了一間小型律師事務所。
The hotel upgraded Gabriel to a corner suite with floor-to-ceiling windows.
飯店將 Gabriel 的房間升級為配有落地窗的角落套房。
用法筆記
Frequently paired with hotel-related words: hotel suite, presidential suite, honeymoon suite, executive suite.
常見錯誤
2. several matching items such as sofas, chairs, and tables that are bought as a se
成套家具
同款式的房間家具組合
several matching items such as sofas, chairs, and tables that are bought as a set for one room
Salma chose a pale oak bedroom suite with a tall wardrobe and two bedside tables.
Salma 選了一套淺橡木色的臥室家具，包含一個高衣櫃和兩個床頭櫃。
collocation: bedroom suite
The dining-room suite that Cole inherited from his grandmother was made of solid walnut.
Cole 從祖母那裡繼承的餐廳成套家具是實心胡桃木製成的。
relative clause: suite that [someone] inherited
A three-piece suite in soft grey fabric filled most of the small living room.
一套淺灰色布面的三件式客廳家具佔據了小客廳的大部分空間。
Hui found a second-hand bathroom suite in perfect condition at the salvage yard.
Hui 在舊貨回收場找到了一套狀況完美的二手衛浴設備。
Lara and her partner spent the whole afternoon choosing a new bedroom suite together.
Lara 和她的伴侶花了整個下午一起挑選一套新的臥室家具。
- set
more general; 'set' can refer to any group of matching items, while 'suite' is specific to furniture for one room
- collection
broader and less precise; a furniture collection could span multiple rooms, but a suite is designed for a single room
用法筆記
Mainly British English. American speakers usually say 'bedroom set,' 'dining set,' or 'living-room set' for the same idea.
常見錯誤
3. a musical work made up of several short pieces that belong together, often origi
組曲
由多個樂章組成的音樂作品
a musical work made up of several short pieces that belong together, often originally dances
The orchestra opened the evening with a suite of dances by Rameau.
管弦樂團以拉摩的一組舞蹈組曲為晚會開場。
phrase: a suite of dances
Bach's cello suites are among the most loved pieces ever written for the instrument.
巴哈的大提琴組曲是為該樂器所寫最受喜愛的作品之一。
collocation: cello suites (composer + instrument + suites)
Each movement of the suite told a different story from the old folk tale.
組曲的每個樂章都講述了古老民間故事中的不同情節。
Kemi played a short suite for solo piano at the end of the school concert.
Kemi 在學校音樂會尾聲演奏了一首簡短的鋼琴獨奏組曲。
Dylan found an old recording of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite at the second-hand shop.
Dylan 在二手店找到了一張葛利格《皮爾金組曲》的老唱片。
用法筆記
Most often associated with Baroque composers like Bach and Handel, though modern composers also write suites. A suite is looser in structure than a symphony.
4. a collection of software programs sold as one package and designed to work along
套裝軟體
搭配使用的整組電腦程式
a collection of software programs sold as one package and designed to work alongside each other
Ari downloaded an office suite that included a word processor and a spreadsheet tool.
Ari 下載了一套包含文書處理和試算表工具的辦公套裝軟體。
collocation: office suite + that-clause listing contents
The design suite costs less than buying each program on its own.
購買設計套裝軟體比單獨購買每個程式便宜。
Gabriel's company switched to a new security suite after the data leak last year.
Gabriel 的公司去年發生資料外洩後，改用了一套新的安全防護軟體。
Students can get the full editing suite at half price with a university email address.
學生用大學電子郵件地址可以用半價購買完整的剪輯套裝軟體。
Padma installed a photo suite on her laptop and edited all the wedding pictures herself.
Padma 在筆電上安裝了照片編輯軟體，自己編輯了所有婚禮照片。
5. the group of assistants, guards, and followers who travel with a powerful or imp
隨從；隨行團
跟隨重要人物的隨行人員
the group of assistants, guards, and followers who travel with a powerful or important person
The queen arrived with a suite of twelve advisors, including her private secretary and doctor.
女王抵達時帶著十二名隨行顧問，包括她的私人秘書和醫生。
pattern: a suite of + [number] + [role]
Eve noticed the president's suite of bodyguards scanning every corner of the hall.
Eve 注意到總統的隨行保鑣團隊正在掃視大廳的每個角落。
The visiting diplomat brought a small suite — a translator, a driver, and one security officer.
來訪的外交官帶了一小群隨從——一位翻譯、一名司機和一位安全官。
In the old photograph, the governor posed with his suite of officers standing behind him.
在那張舊照片裡，州長與站在他身後的一排隨行官員合影。
- entourage
the modern, everyday word for a group accompanying an important person; 'suite' is more formal and old-fashioned
- retinue
even more formal than 'suite'; used mainly in historical or ceremonial contexts
- escort
suggests protection rather than service; an escort guards, while a suite serves and attends
用法筆記
Formal and somewhat old-fashioned. In modern everyday English, 'entourage' is the more common word for this meaning; 'suite' in this sense now appears mostly in historical or very formal writing.