1. 现成的;预制的
If something that you buy is ready-made, you can use it immediately, because the work you would normally have to do has already been done.
e.g. We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient...
我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
e.g. You can buy it ready-made at Chinese groceries...
在中国杂货店里你可以买到现成的。
2. 方便的;实用的;有用的
Ready-made means extremely convenient or useful for a particular purpose.
e.g. Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep...
那些想要研究城市发展的人眼下就有一个十分现成的范例。
e.g. It provides perfect strangers with a ready-made and infinitely adaptable topic of conversation.
它给完全陌生的人提供了一个方便灵活的聊天话题。
noun
1. a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase
e.g. their apartment was furnished with ready-mades
adj
1. made for purchase and immediate use
2. commercially produced
not homemade
e.g. ready-made clothes
3. repeated regularly without thought or originality
e.g. ready-made phrases
Synonym: cliched