petticoat

英 [ˈpet.ɪ.kəʊt]      美 [ˈpet̬.ɪ.koʊt]
  • n. 衬裙;裙子
  • adj. 女性的
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为了记忆单词“petticoat”,可以采用以下简单的记忆方法:

联想一个“小宠物(pet)”穿着“罩裙(coat)”的形象。这种方法通过将单词的组成部分结合起来,形成一个有趣的画面,有助于记忆单词的含义。

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petticoat 小衬裙

来自petty,小的,coat,外套。引申词义小衬裙。

petticoat (n.)
early 15c., pety coote, literally "a small coat," from petty + coat (n.). Originally a padded coat worn by men under armor, applied mid-15c. to a garment worn by women and young children. By 1590s, the typical feminine garment, hence a symbol of female sex or character.
Men declare that the petticoatless female has unsexed herself and has left her modesty behind. ["Godey's Magazine," April 1896]
1. That frock shows your petticoat.
那件上衣太短,让你的衬裙露出来了.
2. I have to wear a petticoat under this skirt to prevent it from riding up when I move.
我必须在裙子里面加一条衬裙,以防走动时裙子往上缩.
3. I'll buy Mammy some red taffeta and have an elegant petticoat made. "
我就给嬷嬷买块红府绸,让她做一条漂亮裙子吧.
4. He made my husband take my best petticoat to muffle the oars.
他叫我丈夫把我最好的一条衬裙拿去包船桨.
5. She gnawed furiously, tore with both hands and the petticoat lay in strips in her hands.
她一次又一次使劲咬呀, 双手撕扯呀,结果衬裙变成了一堆布条摆在眼前.