knickerbockers

IPA/ˈnɪkəbɒkəz/
KK[nˈɪkɚbˌɑkɚz]IPA/ˈnɪkərbɑːkərz/

knickerbockers — noun

1. a style of loose-fitting trousers whose legs end in a tight band sitting a few i

1.名詞
釋義

a style of loose-fitting trousers whose legs end in a tight band sitting a few inches beneath the knee — worn mainly by men from the mid‑1800s to the early 1900s, often for cycling, playing golf, or as part of a school uniform.

例句

Tunde bought a pair of brown wool knickerbockers for his cycling club meetings.

collocation: pair of knickerbockers

Rania's grandfather wore grey knickerbockers and knee-high socks as a schoolboy in the 1930s.

同義詞
  • knickers

    the usual modern shortening; in American English it still refers to this garment, but in British English it primarily means women's underwear

  • breeches

    a similar knee-length garment, but breeches are tighter-fitting and originally worn for horseback riding

文法句型

plural: always takes a plural verb, like 'trousers' or 'scissors'

用法筆記

Knickerbockers is a plural-only noun, like 'trousers' or 'scissors'. Use 'a pair of knickerbockers' to refer to one item. The shortened form 'knickers' is far more common today, though in British English 'knickers' now usually means women's underwear.

常見錯誤

❌He pulled on a knickerbocker before going out.
✅He pulled on a pair of knickerbockers before going out.
💡knickerbockers is always treated as plural; there is no singular form for the garment.