pajamas
pajamas — 名詞
1. the American way of spelling pyjamas, the two-piece clothes people wear in bed o
美式拼法
pyjamas 的美式拼寫
the American way of spelling pyjamas, the two-piece clothes people wear in bed or while relaxing at home
In American English, pajamas is the usual spelling of pyjamas.
在美式英語裡，pajamas 是 pyjamas 的常見拼法。
US spelling contrast: pajamas vs pyjamas
The shop label said pajamas, so Nadia knew the website was American.
標籤上寫著 pajamas，所以 Nadia 知道那個網站是美國的。
Ryan changed pyjamas to pajamas when he edited the article for a US client.
Ryan 為美國客戶修改文章時，把 pyjamas 改成了 pajamas。
Many British books print pyjamas, but most US stores write pajamas.
許多英國書籍印成 pyjamas，但大多數美國商店寫 pajamas。
- pyjamas
the standard British spelling of the same garment word
用法筆記
This sense is about spelling, not a different type of clothing. British English usually writes pyjamas, while American English writes pajamas.
常見錯誤
pajamas — 複數名詞
1. soft clothes, usually a matching top and trousers, that people wear to sleep or
睡衣
成套穿著的睡覺衣褲
soft clothes, usually a matching top and trousers, that people wear to sleep or rest at home
After dinner, Eve changed into soft cotton pajamas and made tea.
晚餐後，Eve 換上柔軟的棉質睡衣，然後泡了茶。
pattern: change into pajamas
The children ran downstairs in matching pajamas on Christmas morning.
孩子們在聖誕節早晨穿著成套睡衣跑下樓。
Sven packed warm pajamas because the mountain cabin gets cold at night.
Sven 帶了保暖睡衣，因為山中木屋晚上會很冷。
Aylin wore striped pajamas while reading on the sofa before bed.
Aylin 穿著條紋睡衣，在睡前坐在沙發上看書。
These pajamas are too long, so Christopher rolled up the legs.
這套睡衣太長了，所以 Christopher 把褲腳捲了起來。
- pyjamas
the British spelling of the same sleeping clothes
- nightclothes
a broader word that also includes nightgowns and other clothes worn in bed
- sleepwear
a more commercial or shop-style term for clothes worn to sleep
文法句型
a pair of pajamas
pajamas + plural verb
用法筆記
Usually used with a plural verb, as in 'my pajamas are clean'. To talk about one set, people often say 'a pair of pajamas'.
常見錯誤
2. light, loose trousers once worn in South Asia and the Middle East, often tied at
寬鬆長褲
舊時南亞或中東的輕薄長褲
light, loose trousers once worn in South Asia and the Middle East, often tied at the waist
Old paintings show merchants in loose pajamas tied at the waist.
舊畫裡的商人穿著腰間綁起來的寬鬆長褲。
historical clothing use: pajamas as trousers
The museum displayed silk pajamas once worn in Persia and India.
博物館展出了昔日於波斯與印度穿著的絲質寬鬆長褲。
Travel writers described pajamas as light trousers suited to hot weather.
旅遊作家把 pajamas 描寫成適合炎熱天氣穿的輕便長褲。
In the old photograph, Vikram's great-grandfather wears white pajamas with a long tunic.
在那張舊照片裡，Vikram 的曾祖父穿著白色寬鬆長褲和長上衣。
- loose trousers
a plain descriptive phrase without the historical or regional flavour
- drawstring trousers
highlights the waist fastening but not the wider cultural history
文法句型
pajamas + plural verb
wear pajamas with a tunic
用法筆記
This is a historical clothing sense, not the modern sleepwear sense in plural noun/1. It usually appears in writing about dress history, travel, or older literature.