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 (n.)
"state of partial or incomplete dress," 1680s, from undress (v.). Meaning "ordinary dress" is from 1748.
雙語例句
1. Every cover showed a woman in a state of undress.
每個封面上都有一名裸體女子。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She went out, leaving Rachel to undress and have her shower.
她出去了,留下雷切爾一個人除衣淋浴。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I helped to undress the children for bed.
我?guī)秃⒆觽兠撘戮蛯?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Maybe Apollonia had wanted hire to help her to undress.