| 释义 |
‖ ao dai|aʊ daɪ|
[Vietnamese, f. áo jacket, tunic + dái to be long.]
A Vietnamese woman's high-necked tunic with ankle-length panels at front and back, worn over trousers.
1961J. K. Galbraith Jrnl. 17 Nov. in Ambassador's Jrnl. (1969) xiii. 259 The women are handsomely dressed in ao dais, these being high-waisted pajamas with flowing panels of white silk fore and aft. 1966J. Cleary High Commissioner iii. 46 The small Oriental woman in the yellow ao dais. 1968R. West Sk. Vietnam ii. 34 A Vietnamese girl of about fifteen—in trailing ao dai dress and pantaloons. 1974D. Moraes Matter of People viii. 130 The ao-dai, the long fluttery butterfly tunic of Vietnam. 1977Time 9 May 21/1 A stroll along busy Tu Do Street [in Saigon]..remains one of the most fascinating city walks in the world, a gauntlet of boutiques, cafes and attractive women in ao dai. |