| 释义 |
alpargata|alparˈgata|
Also 9 alpargate.
[Sp.]
A type of sandal (see quot. 1897).
A form in earlier use was alparca: see Stanford Dict. Anglicised Words.
1827J. P. Hamilton Trav. Int. Prov. of Columbia I. 217 They had not a pair of shoes and stockings in the whole battalion; the officers wearing alpargátes. 1845R. Ford Handbk. Trav. Spain i. i. 35 The caleseros on the eastern coast wear..the ancient Roman sandals, made of the esparto rush, with hempen soles, ‘alpargatas’. Ibid. ii. xii. 926 In dry weather they prefer the sandal Alpargata, which, however, will not stand much wet. 1897Gadow In Northern Spain iv. 63 My companions wore alpargatas, namely, canvas shoes with thick soles of plaited hemp or grass. 1909Belloc Pyrenees v. 169 Remember that, in Alpargatas, you will always end the day with wet feet. 1920Glasgow Herald 6 Mar. 3 Spinning, and twisting heavy jute yarns for alpargatas. 1940Hemingway For whom Bell Tolls i. 12, I wonder if he has a pair of boots or if he rides in those alpargatas. |