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复合词,源自 dress(连衣裙)+ maker(制作者),最早记录于18世纪。
❶ 指专门制作或修改女装和连衣裙的裁缝,通常为女性客户量身定制服装。
“My grandmother was a skilled dressmaker who made all her own clothes.”
(我祖母是位手艺精湛的女装裁缝,她所有的衣服都是自己做的。)
“The dressmaker took precise measurements before starting the gown.”
(裁缝在开始制作礼服前仔细量取了尺寸。)
dressmaker's dummy — 裁缝用的人体模型,用于立体剪裁和试穿服装,通常可调节尺寸。
“She pinned the fabric onto the dressmaker's dummy to check the fit.”
(她把布料别在裁缝模型上检查合身度。)