a woman’s dress, especially a long one for special occasions （尤指特别场合穿的）女裙，女长服，女礼服 an evening/a wedding gown 女晚礼服；婚纱 She was dressed in a long flowing gown. 她穿了一件飘逸的长裙。 She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace. 她穿着一条饰有蕾丝花边的白色缎子长裙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- floor-length
- elegant
- …
- be trimmed with something
- in a/the gown
a long loose piece of clothing that is worn over other clothes by judges and (in the UK) by other lawyers, and by members of universities (at special ceremonies) （法官、英国律师、大学学生在特别仪式上穿的）长袍，长外衣 a graduation gown 毕业礼服
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- hospital
- surgical
- …
- in a/the gown
- town and gown
a piece of clothing worn in a hospital, either by medical staff during surgery or by a patient, especially as protection against infection （尤指在医院穿的）罩衣，外罩 a surgeon’s gown 外科医生穿的罩衣
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- hospital
- surgical
- …
- in a/the gown
- town and gown
see also dressing gown
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French goune, from late Latin gunna ‘fur garment’; probably related to Byzantine Greek gouna ‘fur, fur-lined garment’.