(西装的)上衣;与西装裤配套穿着的外套部分。常见于正式场合、商务着装或需要较庄重的社交场合。(也可泛指“成套西装外套”,不一定强调成套。)
/suːt ˈdʒækɪt/
He took off his suit jacket and loosened his tie.
他脱下西装上衣,松了松领带。
Before the interview, she checked that her suit jacket lay flat at the shoulders and that the sleeves didn’t ride up when she moved.
面试前,她确认西装上衣的肩部平整,活动时袖子不会往上窜。
suit 源自法语 suite(“一套、跟随的一组”),后来发展出“一套衣服/一身正装”的含义;jacket 源自法语 jaquette(短外套)。合在一起的 suit jacket 字面就是“西装的外套部分”。