◙ noun 1. a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt • 一套衣服（通常由上衣和裤子或上衣和裙子组成） a set of clothes to be worn on a particular occasion or for a particular activity • （在特殊场合或为特殊活动穿的）一套衣服 »a jogging suit. 慢跑运动服。 a complete set of pieces of armour for covering the whole body • 一副盔甲 a complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars • 一套篷帆 [一般作suits] [informal] a high-ranking executive in a business or organization, typically one regarded as exercising influence in an impersonal way • [非正式] （企业或机构中的）高级经营管理人员 »maybe now the suits in Washington will listen. 也许现在华盛顿的那些高级行政长官们会听一听了。 2. any of the sets distinguished by their pictorial symbols into which a pack of playing cards is divided, in conventional packs comprising spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs • （一副牌中的）所有花色相同的一组牌 3. short forlawsuit • lawsuit的简称 the process of trying to win a woman's affection, typically with a view to marriage • 追求（常指求婚） »he could not compete with John's charms in Marian's eyes and his suit came to nothing. 在玛丽安的眼中，他不能匹敌约翰的魅力，所以他的求婚毫无结果。 (poetic/literary)a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority • [诗/文] （向当权者提出的）请愿；请求 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] be convenient for or acceptable to • 适合，适宜于 »he lied whenever it suited him. 只要对他有利他就撒谎。 »[no obj.] the flat has two bedrooms—if it suits, you can have one of them. 这套房子有两间卧室，如果合你的意，你可以住一间。 (suit oneself)[often in imperative] act entirely according to one's own wishes (often used to express the speaker's annoyance) • 完全随自己的意愿行事（常用于表达说话者的不满） »‘I'm not going to help you.’ ‘Suit yourself.’. “我不会帮你的。”“随你的便吧。”。 go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone) • 适合，合身 »the dress didn't suit her. 那件连衣裙不适合她。 (suit something to)(archaic)adapt or make appropriate for (something) • [古] 使适宜，使合适 »they took care to suit their answers to the questions put to them. 他们小心地回答，以便使答案和对他们提出的问题相符合。 2. [no obj.] [N. Amer.] put on clothes, especially for a particular activity • [北美] （尤指为特定的活动）穿衣 »I suited up and entered the water. 我穿上游泳衣，下了水。
【IDIOMS】
◘ suit the action to the word 1. carry out one's stated intentions • 说到做到 ◘ suit someone's book 1. [Brit. informal] be convenient or acceptable to someone • [英，非正式] 对…方便（或合适)，合…的意 ◘ suit someone down to the ground 1. [Brit.] be extremely convenient or appropriate for someone • [英] 对…极为合适；对…恰到好处
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses included 'attendance at a court' and 'legal process'; senses 1 and 2 derive from an earlier meaning 'set of things to be used together'. The verb sense 'make appropriate' dates from the late 16th cent