puttogetherとは 意味・読み方・使い方

派生語

• put one's hands together
• put two and two together
• put heads together

形容詞

put together

1. In total.

   Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together.

2. (especially with an adjective indicating degree) Stable and sound psychologically and hence in other respects; competent and responsible.
   • 2011, Sondra Busby, Understanding Life and Its Challenges, →ISBN:

     Today, Bessy is still unmarried but she is well put together. She has bought two new cars since the divorce, she now owns her home, two of her children have college degrees, one is certified in medical assisting, […]

   • 1954, Annette Marie Garrett, Learning Through Supervision, page 78:

     I had the impression that she is well put together and has good ego-strength. She is aware of her tendency to be overly self-critical, is working on it and making some progress.

語源

From put together.

形容詞

put-together (comparative more put-together, superlative most put-together)

1. That has been put together; assembled, makeshift. [from 19th c.]

名詞

put-together

1. Something that has been put together; the whole assembled group of something, an improvised grouping or composite.
   • 2007, Wayne Lamson, A Man's Job To Do, p. 87:

     I kept thinkin' that this here woman knew a sight more about raisin' cattle that the entire put together of our county.

   • 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage 2014, p. 13:

     ‘Wouldn't want to compromise your cred, I'm weeks overdue at the colorist, this whole puttogether here ran me under a hundred bucks at Filene's Basement—’