dressy

adj. 讲究服装的

n. (Dressy)人名；(法)德雷西

英文词源

dressy (adj.): 1760s, from dress (v.) + -y (2).
"For as her natural face decays, her skill improves in making the artificial one. Well, nothing diverts me more than one of those fine, old, dressy things, who thinks to conceal her age by everywhere exposing her person; sticking herself up in the front of a side-box; trailing through a minuet at Almack's; and then, in the public gardens looking, for all the world, like one of the painted ruins of the place." [Goldsmith, "The Good Natured Man," 1768].

1. The latter's genial nature and dressy appearance pleased him.: 杜洛埃为人和气,衣着讲究,这些都很合他的意.

3. The dressy manager was shaken by the hand three times in as many minutes.: 在3分钟里,这个穿着讲究的经理就三次和人握手.

4. You can make the shoes go from casual to dressy.: 你的魅力可以使到这双普通的休闲鞋看起来却像是时尚流行的鞋子.

5. Dressy occasions are becoming rare in today's casual atmosphere.: 在现今轻松的气氛之下,正式的场合就不多见了.