Outfitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

out-fit (plural out-fits)

1. Obsolete form of outfit.
   • 1810, Thomas Williamson, The East India Vade-Mecum, pp. 453–454:

     The out-fit is not a trifle: no lady can be landed there, under respectable circumstances throughout, for less than five hundred pounds... [Visiting India] is not like a trip, per hoy, to Margate, where nothing but a well-lined purse is requisite...

語源

Variant of earlier out-fit, from fit out. Equivalent to out- +‎ fit.

発音

• IPA: /ˈaʊtfɪt/
• 韻: -aʊtfɪt
• ハイフネーション: out‧fit

名詞

outfit (plural outfits)

1. A set of clothing (with accessories).

   Coordinate terms: getup, costume

   She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.

   • 2003, Jason Isbell, Outfit:

     Don't call what you're wearing an outfit.

2. Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
3. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: League of One Codex entry:

     The League of One was suddenly exposed and in danger of being hunted by enemies of the salarians. Before any harm could be done, the team mysteriously disappeared.[...]Realizing the threat posed by this rogue outfit, the Special Tasks Group dispatched a team of hunters. When they didn't return, the STG dispatched ten of its brightest operators with broad discretionary powers. Only two returned; they reported no evidence of the League.

4. (informal) A business or firm.

   Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?

5. (sports) A sports team.
   • 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport‎:

     With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.

6. (statistics) An outlier-sensitive fit.

   Antonym: infit

7. (Canada, historical) A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period.
   • 1949, John McLoughlin, The Financial Papers of Dr. John McLoughlin, page 56:

     […] the outfit of 1821, which outfit suffered a loss. From 1822 there were profits on each outfit as the many subsequent credit entries indicate.

派生語

派生した語

• → Dutch: outfit
• → German: Outfit
• → Italian: outfit
• → Portuguese: outfit
• → Serbo-Croatian: outfit
• → Spanish: outfit

動詞

outfit (third-person singular simple present outfits, present participle outfitting, simple past and past participle outfitted)

1. (transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.

   The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.

同意語

• equip
• fit

派生語

アナグラム

• fit out, fit-out, fitout