单词 | civvies |
释义 | civvies From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Clothes & fashioncivviesciv‧vies, civies /ˈsɪviz/ noun [plural]informalDC ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform Sam! I didn’t recognise you in civvies.Examples from the Corpuscivvies• I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.• The early part of the week is the official business bit - clowns in civvies, smoke-filled rooms.• On a Saturday morning there were often more lads down the East End dressed in khaki than in civvies.Origin civvies (1800-1900) civilian |
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