- pret a porter (adj.)[pret a porter 词源字典]
- 1957, from French prêt à porter, "ready-to-wear." For pret, see presto. Porter is literally "to carry," from Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). For a similar sense evolution, compare German kleider tragen.[pret a porter etymology, pret a porter origin, 英语词源]