vest
- n. 背心
- v. 使穿礼服
- v. 授予
- Definition
- n. a piece of clothing worn under a shirt or as an undergarment
- v. to dress someone in official robes
- v. to give someone power officially
- Example
- He wore a warm vest under his winter coat.
- 他在冬季外套里面穿了一件保暖的背心。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to dress someone in a ceremonial robe (verb).
比较义项：给某人穿上礼袍/长袍（动词）。
- vest 本词
In this sense 'vest' is archaic and formal, mostly used in the passive to describe clothing someone with the robes of a religious or official office; it is far less common today than 'robe'.
在这个意义上，vest 是古旧、正式的说法，多用于被动语态，描述为某人穿上宗教或官方职位的礼袍；如今其使用频率远低于 robe。
The archbishop was solemnly vested in his ceremonial robes before the coronation.
大主教在加冕礼之前庄严地穿上了他的礼袍。
- robe
'Robe' is the more common, everyday verb for dressing someone in a robe or gown, often used for judges, graduates or clergy being robed for a ceremony.
robe 是更常见、日常的动词，表示为某人穿上长袍或礼服，常用于法官、毕业生或神职人员在典礼上穿长袍的场合。
The graduates were robed in black gowns before walking across the stage.
毕业生们在走上舞台之前穿上了黑色的长袍。
Both words mean to dress someone in formal robes, usually in the passive voice. Vest here is old-fashioned and rare, used for religious or official ceremonies. Robe is the more common verb, used for judges, graduates, or clergy. Not compared: vest meaning a sleeveless garment.
这两个词在此义项中都表示为某人穿上正式的礼服或长袍，语气庄重、书面化，常见于被动语态；vest 的这个意思如今较为古旧少见，多用于宗教或官方就职典礼，robe 则更常用于法官、毕业生等穿长袍的场合。这里不比较 vest 作名词表示“背心”的常见用法。