livery的词源

英文词源

livery (n.)

c. 1300, "household allowance of any kind (food, provisions, clothing) to retainers or servants," from Anglo-French livere (late 13c.), Old French livrée, "allowance, ration, pay," originally "(clothes) delivered by a master to his retinue," from fem. past participle of livrer "to dispense, deliver, hand over," from Latin liberare (see liberate). The sense later was reduced to "servants' rations" and "provender for horses" (mid-15c.). The former led to the meaning "distinctive clothing given to servants" (early 14c.); the latter now is obsolete except in livery stable (1705). Related: Liveried.

中文词源

livery（制服）：给仆人统一配给的衣服

在中文中，英语单词uniform和livery都译为“制服”，但实际上它们的含义有很大差异。uniform由uni（一致） form（形态）构成，意思是“一样的衣服”。而livery来自法语livree（配给），本意是给家里仆人统一配给的衣服，通常样式一样。现在，livery一般用来表示餐厅服务员、售票员等与古代仆人地位差不多的人所穿的制服，而军人、学生等人所穿的制服则用uniform表示。

livery：['lɪv(ə)rɪ] n.制服，侍从，口粮

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livery：制服

来自古法语livrer,分发，交付，词源同deliver,交付，投递。引申词义分发给仆人的制服或津贴，分发给马发的马食，后该词主要用于指分发给仆人的制服。