nightdress

/ˈnaɪtdres/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnaɪtdres/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnīt-ˌdres/ (ame, mw)

nightdress — noun

  • nightdresssingular
  • nightdressesplural

1. a long, soft garment shaped roughly like a dress that a woman or girl puts on fo

1.名詞B1
釋義

a long, soft garment shaped roughly like a dress that a woman or girl puts on for sleeping.

例句

Rania folded her cotton nightdress and slid it under the pillow before breakfast.

typical possessive collocation: someone's cotton/silk nightdress

Beatrix bought her grandmother a warm flannel nightdress for the winter nights.

common material modifiers: cotton, flannel, silk + nightdress

同義詞
  • nightgown

    more common in American English; covers the same garment

  • nightie

    informal; often suggests a shorter, lighter version

  • negligee

    implies sheer, decorative sleepwear rather than plain everyday wear

文法句型

a/the + nightdress

nightdress + of/in + material

用法筆記

Mainly British English; American English usually prefers 'nightgown' or the informal 'nightie'. Subject is normally a girl or woman — not used for men's sleepwear.

常見錯誤

❌He wore a nightdress to bed.
✅He wore pyjamas to bed.
💡a nightdress is normally for girls or women; men's equivalent is pyjamas or a nightshirt.
❌a night dress' (two words).
✅a nightdress' (one word)
💡written as a single compound noun in modern usage.