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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries内衣
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nèiyī
"这件内衣采用柔软透气的面料制作。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Undergarments, especially men's underpants or breeches worn beneath outer clothing.
"He quickly changed his linen smallclothes before donning his formal evening suit." - 2
Historical close-fitting knee-breeches worn as an essential component of 18th-century European male fashion.
"The portrait depicted the gentleman elegantly attired in silk smallclothes and a matching waistcoat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'small' (from Old English 'smæl') and 'clothes' (from Old English 'clāðas'). Originally coined in the 17th century to denote undergarments or the close-fitting breeches worn by men under their outer attire during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smallclothes" is said worldwide
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sous-vêtements
Transliteration: su-vêt-mã
"Il a rangé ses sous-vêtements dans le tiroir du bas."
Unterbekleidung
Transliteration: ʊn.tɐ.bəˌklaɪ̯dʊŋ
"Die historische Unterbekleidung wurde aus feinem Leinen gefertigt."
biancheria intima
Transliteration: bjan.keˈri.a ˈin.ti.ma
"Indossava una semplice biancheria intima di cotone."
ropa interior
Transliteration: ˈro.pa în.teˈɾjõɾ
"Guardó su ropa interior limpia en el armario."
roupa íntima
Transliteration: ˈʁo.pɐ ˈĩ.tʃi.mɐ
"A nobreza usava roupas íntimas feitas de tecidos caros."
अnderगार्मेंट्स
Transliteration: antar-vastra
Script: अंतर्वासना
"उसने अपने अंतर्वासना को करीने से तह किया।"
内衣
Transliteration: nèiyī
"这件内衣采用柔软透气的面料制作。"
속옷
Transliteration: sog-os
"그는 깨끗한 속옷으로 갈아입었다."
下着
Transliteration: shitagi
"彼は上着を脱いで下着姿になった。"
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