breeches

/ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈitʃɪz] /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈitʃɪz] /ˈbrēch How to pronounce breech (audio)/ (ame, mw)

breeches — noun

1. older-style trousers that fit closely and end around the knee, often worn for ri

1.名詞C1
釋義

older-style trousers that fit closely and end around the knee, often worn for riding or historical costume

例句

Hassan changed into white breeches before the riding lesson began.

change into + breeches for riding

The museum dressed the actor in wool breeches for the Tudor parade.

historical costume context

同義詞
  • knee breeches

    a near-equivalent term that directly emphasizes the length ending at the knee

  • riding pants

    a more modern and broader term for trousers worn while riding, not necessarily historical or knee-length

  • knickerbockers

    another older knee-length garment, usually fuller and baggier than breeches

文法句型

a pair of + breeches

wear + breeches

breeches + plural verb

用法筆記

Mostly used for historical clothing, stage costume, or horse-riding dress rather than everyday modern trousers. Like trousers, it normally takes a plural verb and is often counted as 'a pair of breeches'.

常見錯誤

❌He wore a breeches in the parade.
✅He wore a pair of breeches in the parade.
💡breeches is plural in form, so one garment is usually counted with 'a pair of'.
❌This breeches is too tight at the knee.
✅These breeches are too tight at the knee.
💡the noun takes plural agreement even when it refers to one item of clothing.