stocking

IPA/ˈstɒkɪŋ/
KK[stˈɑkɪŋ]IPA/ˈstɑːkɪŋ/

stocking — 名詞

  • stockingsingular
  • stockingsplural

1. An item of thin clothing, such as nylon or silk, that fits closely over a person

1.名詞A2
釋義

長襪

緊貼腿部的薄衣物，穿在裙下

An item of thin clothing, such as nylon or silk, that fits closely over a person's foot and leg, sometimes reaching the upper thigh, and is usually worn under a dress or skirt.

例句

Yuki wore black stockings under her school uniform every day.

Yuki 每天都穿著黑色長襪上學。

collocation: wear + black stockings under [clothing]

Christopher bought a pair of silk stockings for his wife's birthday.

Christopher 為太太買了一雙絲質長襪作為生日禮物。

collocation: a pair of [material] stockings

常見搭配
  • silk stockings
  • black stockings
  • fishnet stockings
  • nylon stockings
  • thigh-high stockings
  • a pair of stockings
  • wear stockings
  • put on stockings
  • stockings under a skirt
同義詞
  • nylons

    Refers specifically to stockings made of nylon; common in mid-20th-century usage but now slightly dated

  • hosiery

    A broader, more formal term that covers all legwear including stockings, tights, and socks

  • pantyhose

    American English term for a one-piece garment covering the waist and both legs, similar to but distinct from stockings

文法句型

a pair of stockings

wear + stockings

用法筆記

Stockings are worn as separate garments, one on each leg, and are usually held up by a garter or elastic tops. Unlike 'tights', which cover both legs and the waist in a single piece, stockings leave the upper thigh and waist exposed. The word is almost always used in the plural ('stockings').

常見錯誤

I bought a new sock to wear under my dress.
I bought a new stocking to wear under my dress.
A sock is short and worn inside shoes; a stocking is long, thin, and worn under dresses or skirts.
She put on her tights for the formal dinner.' (when meaning separate leg garments).
She put on her stockings for the formal dinner.
Tights are a single piece covering the waist and both legs; stockings are separate garments for each leg.

2. A decorative fabric bag shaped like a sock, hung up by families on Christmas Eve

2.名詞A2
釋義

聖誕襪

聖誕節掛著裝禮物的大襪子

A decorative fabric bag shaped like a sock, hung up by families on Christmas Eve and filled with gifts overnight.

例句

The children hung their stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve.

孩子們在聖誕夜把聖誕襪掛在壁爐旁。

collocation: hang + stockings + by the fireplace

Ziad found a chocolate orange at the bottom of his stocking on Christmas morning.

Ziad 在聖誕早晨發現他的聖誕襪底部有一顆巧克力橘子。

常見搭配
  • Christmas stocking
  • hang a stocking
  • fill a stocking
  • stocking filler
  • stocking stuffer
  • stocking by the fireplace
  • open stockings on Christmas morning

文法句型

a Christmas stocking

hang + [possessive] + stocking

fill + [possessive] + stocking

用法筆記

The Christmas stocking is a tradition in many English-speaking countries. The stocking is traditionally hung by the fireplace, though modern families also hang them on stairs, walls, or at the foot of a bed.

常見錯誤

We left a sock by the fire for Father Christmas.
We left a Christmas stocking by the fireplace.
A Christmas stocking is a special decorative bag, not an ordinary sock.
慣用語

in your stocking(ed) feet

idiom

Wearing only socks or stockings, without shoes.

只穿襪子不穿鞋

Maya walked across the carpet in her stocking feet.

Did Diego really dance in his stockinged feet at the party?

同根字

  • stockinged
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • a pair of stockings

介系詞搭配

  • in stockings
  • with stockings