petticoat

• n. 衬裙；裙子
• adj. 女性的

来自petty,小的，coat,外套。引申词义小衬裙。

petticoat (n.)

early 15c., pety coote, literally "a small coat," from petty + coat (n.). Originally a padded coat worn by men under armor, applied mid-15c. to a garment worn by women and young children. By 1590s, the typical feminine garment, hence a symbol of female sex or character.

Men declare that the petticoatless female has unsexed herself and has left her modesty behind. ["Godey's Magazine," April 1896]

1. That frock shows your petticoat.

那件上衣太短,让你的衬裙露出来了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. I have to wear a petticoat under this skirt to prevent it from riding up when I move.

我必须在裙子里面加一条衬裙,以防走动时裙子往上缩.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I'll buy Mammy some red taffeta and have an elegant petticoat made. "

我就给嬷嬷买块红府绸,让她做一条漂亮裙子吧.

来自飘（部分）

4. He made my husband take my best petticoat to muffle the oars.

他叫我丈夫把我最好的一条衬裙拿去包船桨.

来自辞典例句

5. She gnawed furiously, tore with both hands and the petticoat lay in strips in her hands.

她一次又一次使劲咬呀, 双手撕扯呀,结果衬裙变成了一堆布条摆在眼前.

来自飘（部分）