a shirt with long sleeves The joint is covered with a metal sleeve.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English sleve, going back to Old English slīefe (West Saxon), slēfe (Anglian), feminine weak noun, going back to a Germanic noun base *slaubj- (whence also East Frisian [Saterland] sleeuwe "sleeve," North Frisian [Mooring] sliiw), from a verbal root *slaub- seen also in Old English slēfan (weak verb) "to slip (clothes) on," Middle Dutch slōven "to roll up, strip off, slip over something," sloof "coat of rough cloth, habit," slove "cover, wrapper," regional German Schlaube "skin, peel (of fruit, etc.)," going back to Indo-European *slou̯bh-, causative derivative of *sleu̯bh- "move easily, slip," whence also Latin (with suffix *-re/o-ko-) lūbricus "slippery, difficult to hold"
Note: This Germanic etymon for "sleeve" is evidently of Anglo-Frisian date, judging by its appearance in North and East Frisian; in West Frisian it appears to have been replaced by Dutch mouw. —The postulation of *slou̯bh- is based on the R. Lühr's hypothesis (see note at slip entry 5), though others appear to regard *slaub- as arising within Germanic, without positing an Indo-European base (thus Feist/Lehmann, A Gothic Etymological Dictionary; G. Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic); thereby the verb *sleupan- "to creep, glide" (see slip entry 5) can be added to the above group of words, as well as Gothic afslaupjan "to strip off (a garment)," a causative with o-grade ablaut. Kroonen additionally cites also Old Frisian slēpan "to fasten, put (a noose around the neck)" and Old Saxon slōpian "to loosen." The putative Old English verb slīepan cited by Feist/Lehmann and Kroonen does not appear to exist, nor does slíefan cited by Lühr. Kroonen cites as a form comparative within Indo-European Lithuanian įslupti "to slip in" and Latvian šļupt "to glide out." For more Germanic nominal derivatives see slop entry 1.
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of sleeve was before the 12th century
1piece of clothing that covers arm袖子ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLEEVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long, short長袖;短袖➤left, right左袖;右袖▸➤full, wide寬鬆的/肥大的袖子➤three-quarter, three-quarter length七分袖▸➤rolled-up捲起的袖子▸➤coat, jacket, shirt, etc.外套、夾克、襯衣等的袖子➤removable可拆卸的袖子VERB + SLEEVE➤push back, push up, roll up擼起袖子;捲起袖子◇She rolled up her sleeves and got down to work.她捲起袖子開始幹活。➤roll down放下袖子▸➤tug at, tug on拽袖子◇I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve.我四下張望,想知道是誰在拽我的袖子。PREPOSITION➤in... sleeves穿着⋯袖的衣服◇It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves.陽光明媚,人人都穿着短袖。➤on a/the sleeve在袖子上◇There's tomato on your sleeve.你袖子上沾上番茄了。sleeve
noun²
2envelope for a CD, etc.唱片套ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLEEVE | SLEEVE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤album, CD, DVD, record專輯套;唱片套;數字影碟套➤cardboard, plastic紙板套;塑料套➤protective保護套➤inner, outer內套;外封套◇The inner sleeve folds out to reveal nine different covers.從內套抽出後露出 9 種不同的封面。➤gatefold(書籍、雜誌的)大張摺叠插頁VERB + SLEEVE➤design設計封套◇He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones.他為滾石樂隊設計唱片套。SLEEVE + NOUN➤notes唱片套上的說明◇The music is explained in the extensive sleeve notes.唱片套上有對樂曲的詳細說明。➤design包裝套設計