breeches

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

breeches — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

馬褲；及膝褲

舊式或騎馬穿的貼腿及膝褲子

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.

Hassan 在騎馬課開始前換上白色馬褲。

change into + breeches for riding

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

博物館為了都鐸遊行，替那名演員穿上羊毛及膝褲。

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.