corduroys

corduroys — noun

1. trousers made from a thick cloth with raised lines in it

1.名詞B2
釋義

trousers made from a thick cloth with raised lines in it

例句

Minho wore brown corduroys to the chilly morning market.

wear + corduroys in a casual clothing context

Nora pulled on her corduroys before walking the dog in light rain.

同義詞
  • cords

    informal word, especially in British English, for corduroy trousers

  • trousers

    broader word for this kind of leg garment, without saying what cloth it is made from

  • pants

    American English equivalent, but less specific because it does not imply corduroy cloth

文法句型

a pair of + corduroys

wear + corduroys

用法筆記

Usually treated as a plural noun: say 'These corduroys are warm' or 'a pair of corduroys', not 'a corduroys'. The word normally refers to casual trousers made from corduroy cloth.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a corduroys for winter.
✅I bought a pair of corduroys for winter.
💡corduroys is plural in form, so use pair of for one item.
❌This corduroys is too tight.
✅These corduroys are too tight.
💡corduroys takes a plural determiner and verb.