| 单词 | a pair of trousers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa pair of trousers a. An outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg; (originally) a loose-fitting cloth garment of this type worn by men, sometimes over close-fitting breeches or drawers; (now more generally) any of various garments of this type worn by either sex (though traditionally more closely associated with men). Frequently in a pair of trousers.In early use esp. worn by sailors, later by soldiers, and gradually becoming widespread from the beginning of the 19th cent. Subsequently distinguished from breeches chiefly by covering the whole leg, and by not being shaped so as to fit tightly: cf. breech n.Chiefly British as a generic term, but sometimes used in varieties of English in which the preferred general term is pants (cf. note at pants n. 1a) to denote a more formal variety of this garment.See also combat trousers n., long trousers n., Oxford trousers n., pyjama trousers n., ski trousers n., etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers trouse1678 trousers1681 kicks1699 trousiesa1713 brogues1748 inexpressibles1790 unmentionable1791 et cetera1794 indescribable1794 kickseys1819 ineffables1823 indispensablesa1828 unimaginable1833 pantaloon1834 pants1835 inexplicables1836 never-mention-'ems1836 unwhisperable1837 results1839 sit-down-upons1839 sit-upons1839 unmentionabilities1840 innominablea1843 unutterables1843 trews1847 round-the-houses1857 unprintable1860 stovepipe1863 sit-in-ems1873 reach-me-downs1877 strides1889 rounds1893 long1898 kecks1900 rammies1906 trou1911 pants1970 1681 London Gaz. No. 1661/4 John Clarke, a stout Man,..in..a pair of Buck skin Leather Breeches..(sometimes wearing Trousers over his Breeches) rid away on a Grey Gelding. 1697 M. Pix Innocent Mistress iv. 35 Gentil has a large pair of Trowsers; that I'll swear—For you made him bring my Lady home half a Venison Pasty in 'em. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. Life 9 All he could afford himself was a Thrum-cap, Linen Trowzers, and a Pair of Wooden Shoes. 1731 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 474/2 Instead of Breeches, he proposes that the Ladies should wear Trowsers, which will be particularly convenient for those who have not handsome Legs. 1741 J. Parry True Anti-Pamela 188 Trowzers are commonly wore by those that ride post down into the North, and are very warm; at the same time they keep the Coat, Breeches, &c., very clean, by being wore over them. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. iii. 29 Orellana and his companions..having prepared their weapons, and thrown off their trouzers and the more cumbrous part of their dress, came all together on the quarter-deck. 1769 J. Cook Jrnl. 6 Jan. (1955) I. 39 Gave to each of the People a Fearnought Jacket and a pair of trowsers. 1771 W. Wales in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 108 Breeches made of seal, or deer skin, much in the form of our seamens short trousers. 1786 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 814/1 Twenty-five boys belonging to the Marine Society, in new jackets and trowsers. 1814 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XI. 504 I beg leave to recommend that 20,000 shirts, 20,000 pairs of socks or stockings and 6,000 pairs of trousers should be sent out to Tarragona. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 415 Shortly before or during the Peninsular war trousers were introduced. 1917 War Dragon 1 Apr. 16/1 ‘Ye'll come back to Ballymoyle wid me, if ye plaze’, sez he, whoile the rain was pourin' down his trouses. 1958 E. Dominy Judo from Beginner to Black Belt Introd. 11 When practising judo we wear..a loose jacket..and loose linen trousers. 1989 J. Melville Haiku for Hanae (1990) ii. 22 Otani removed his shirt, tie, jacket, trousers and socks. 2016 Daily Tel. 3 Feb. 18/4 It's those tiny innate decisions about whether you put on a pair of trousers or a body-con dress that give you a different perspective. < as lemmas |
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