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undress (v.)
[undress 词源字典]
1590s, "to shed one's clothing," from
un-
(2) "opposite of" +
dress
(v.). Transitive sense of "to strip off (someone's) clothing" is recorded from 1610s. Related:
Undressed
;
undressing
.
[undress etymology, undress origin, 英语词源]
undress (n.)
"state of partial or incomplete dress," 1680s, from
undress
(v.). Meaning "ordinary dress" is from 1748.