suite
/swiːt/noun
1
- a set of things belonging together, in particular一套, 尤指:
1.1
- a set of rooms designated for one person's or family's use or for a particular purpose一套房间, 套房。
1.2
- a set of furniture of the same design一套家具。
1.3
- Music a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession【乐】一组舞曲。
1.4
- Music a set of selected pieces from an opera or musical, arranged to be played as one instrumental work【乐】组曲。
1.5
- Computing a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data【计算机】(软件的)套件。
1.6
- Geology a group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period【地质】系列矿石(或岩石、化石)。
2
- a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank(君主或高官的)(一批)随员。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French, from Anglo-Norman French siwte (see SUIT).