stockings

stockings — noun

1. thin, soft items of women's clothing that fit closely from each foot up to the t

1.名詞B1
釋義

thin, soft items of women's clothing that fit closely from each foot up to the thigh, usually worn beneath a skirt or dress.

例句

Imani bought a pair of black stockings to wear with her new winter dress.

collocation: a pair of stockings

Silk stockings used to be very expensive, so most women only wore them on special days.

material + stockings (silk stockings)

同義詞
  • hose

    old-fashioned or formal word for the same item

  • tights

    very similar but joined together at the top into one piece; stockings are two separate pieces

  • pantyhose

    American word, closer to tights than to stockings

文法句型

a pair of stockings

wear stockings

用法筆記

Almost always plural. Distinguish from sense 2 (Christmas stocking): sense 1 is everyday legwear worn in pairs; sense 2 is a single decorative sock hung up at Christmas.

常見錯誤

❌I bought one stocking for my leg.
✅I bought a pair of stockings.
💡for everyday legwear, always use the plural noun and 'a pair of'.

2. large decorated socks that children hang up on Christmas Eve, hoping to find the

2.名詞B1
釋義

large decorated socks that children hang up on Christmas Eve, hoping to find them filled with small gifts in the morning.

例句

Bilal helped his little sister hang her red Christmas stocking above the fireplace.

common collocation: hang a Christmas stocking

On Christmas morning, Asher ran downstairs to see what was inside his stocking.

同義詞

文法句型

hang up a stocking

fill a stocking

用法筆記

Singular 'stocking' is normal here because each child usually has one. Distinguish from sense 1 (legwear): sense 2 is a single decorative item; sense 1 is an everyday clothing pair.

常見錯誤

❌Santa put presents in my stockings.
✅Santa put presents in my stocking.
💡each child typically hangs one Christmas stocking, so this sense is normally singular.