Question of the Day #1135

Dressed to the nines: sparklingly fashionable experiences in Antwerp

From the headline of this article at Lonely Planet.

  上記の文で、dressed to the ninesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "dressed to the nines" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》申し分なくスマートに着こなしている、着飾っている、盛装している、めかしこんでいる、おめかししている

Dressed up to the ninesと言うこともあります。

 

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

to be wearing fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion

 

Examples

1. Jackie went out dressed to the nines.
2. Everyone is dressed up to the nines. Huge hats, frills, tight dresses, sequins and high heels.
3. Whenever they had business to discuss she always dressed to the nines. Pacter, Trudi, YELLOW BIRD (2003)
4. Every one of them looks classy, dressed to the nines.
X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz
5. Seventy-five visitors came, an unlikely blend of beautiful people dressed to the nines and neighborhood types in street attire.
Seattle Times, May 27, 2011

   

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