fettle
nounWord Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’.
Idioms Idioms
in fine/good fettle
- (old-fashioned, informal)
healthy; in good condition 健康；身心俱佳；状况良好 The team is in fine fettle. 这个队状态很好。 Park Foods is in fine fettle after selling off all non-core businesses. 在卖掉所有非核心业务后，帕克食品公司的状况良好。