"ruse, deception," 1937, from earlier adjectival meaning "assumed, feigned" (1620s), a figurative extension of the notion of putting on costumes or disguises; from put (v.) + on (adv.). The expression put (someone) on "play a trick on" seems to be a back-formation from the noun.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡與世故使得巴里十分不快。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away.
她的床收拾得很整潔，衣服也收起來(lái)了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.