breeches英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

plural of breech form-of,plural
A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. historical,plural,plural-only

— And how then was the Devil drest? / Oh! he was in his Sunday's best: / His jacket was red and his breeches were blue, / And there was a hole where the tail came through.
Trousers; pantaloons. informal,plural,plural-only

— But now there's only old Manning, and young William, and a new-fashioned woman gardener in breeches and such-like.

词形变化

breeks alternative,Scotland britches alternative,Appalachia,Southern-US breech attributive breeks alternative,Scotland britches alternative,Appalachia,Southern-US

词汇关系

衍生词

bear's breeches breeches buoy breeches-flower breechesless breechesmaker breeches part breeches pipe breeches role Dutchman's breeches knee-breeches open-kneed breeches petticoat breeches riding breeches too big for one's breeches trunk breeches underbreeches wear the breeches

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-
Proto-Germanic *brōks
Proto-West Germanic *brōk
Old English brōc
Old English brēċ
Middle English brek
Middle English breches
English breeches
From Middle English breches, brechen pl, a variant of Middle English breche, brech, brek (“breeches”), from Old English brēċ (“underpants”), the plural of brōc (“legging, buttocks”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“crotch, legging, trousers”).
Akin to West Frisian broek (“leggings, over-trousers”), Dutch broek (“pair of trousers, underpants, long-johns”), obsolete German Bruch (“pair of hose, leggings, pants trousers”), Old Norse brók (“breeches”) (whence Danish brog); compare Latin brācae ( > French braies, Spanish bragas) which is immediately of Celtic origin, yet ultimately borrowed from the same Proto-Germanic source above. Compare brail.

词源 2

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-
Proto-Germanic *brōks
Proto-West Germanic *brōk
Old English brōc
Old English brēċ
Middle English brek
Middle English breches
English breeches
From Middle English breches, brechen pl, a variant of Middle English breche, brech, brek (“breeches”), from Old English brēċ (“underpants”), the plural of brōc (“legging, buttocks”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“crotch, legging, trousers”).
Akin to West Frisian broek (“leggings, over-trousers”), Dutch broek (“pair of trousers, underpants, long-johns”), obsolete German Bruch (“pair of hose, leggings, pants trousers”), Old Norse brók (“breeches”) (whence Danish brog); compare Latin brācae ( > French braies, Spanish bragas) which is immediately of Celtic origin, yet ultimately borrowed from the same Proto-Germanic source above. Compare brail.