| 释义 |
‖ tabi|ˈtaːbi|
Also 9 tapie; (anglicized pl.) tabis.
[Japanese.]
Thick-soled Japanese ankle-socks with a separate stall for the large toe, worn by both sexes. Also attrib.
1616R. Cocks Diary 23 Jan. (1883) I. 102, 2 peare tabis for Jeffrey. 1822F. Shoberl tr. Titsingh's Illustrations of Japan i. 130 The men leave off the tapie on the 1st of the third month, but the women wear them all the year round. 1880I. L. Bird Japan I. xiii. 131 On her little feet she wears white tabi, socks of cotton cloth, with a separate place for the great toe. 1892H. Norman Real Japan 193 The costume is completed by a pair of tabi. 1895Holland Jap. Wife 18 The curious tabi of white cotton, shoes and stockings all in one, with separated toes. 1902Daily Chron. 22 Nov. 3/2 When the whole people celebrate the rites of Shintoism..men and boys exchange their customary black foot-gear for the white tabi of women. 1938N. & Q. 21 May 361/1 The Japanese private..used to put on his tabis and get to work on his arms. 1963R. Godden Little Plum 17 ‘Why, you have made them tanzen—proper Japanese coats—and tabi,’ he said, touching the socks. 1975J. Clavell Shōgun ii. xi. 229 He wore a belted kimono of the Browns and tabi socks and military thongs. |