galluses

galluses — 名詞

1. a pair of cloth or elastic straps worn over both shoulders and attached to the f

1.名詞C2
釋義

吊帶

掛在肩上防止褲子掉落的帶子

a pair of cloth or elastic straps worn over both shoulders and attached to the front and back of trousers or pants so that they stay up

例句

Lin fastened his galluses over his shoulders before heading to work at the construction site.

Lin 去工地前先扣好掛在肩上的吊帶。

fastened his galluses over his shoulders

The shop assistant showed them a rack of galluses in red, blue, and striped patterns.

店員向他們展示一整排吊帶，有紅色、藍色和條紋花樣。

a rack of galluses

同義詞
  • suspenders

    the standard modern American English term

  • braces

    the standard British English term for the same garment

文法句型

galluses + plural verb

a pair of galluses + singular verb

用法筆記

Galluses is a dialectal or informal term that is much less common than the standard American word suspenders or the British word braces. It is most often used in older rural American speech or in historical fiction.

常見錯誤

❌He wore a gallus over one shoulder.
✅He wore a pair of galluses over his shoulders.
💡galluses is always plural, like trousers or scissors, and is often used with pair of.