🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

正装裤

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhèngzhuāng kù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dress-Pants/drɛs pænts/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他为面试穿了正装裤。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Formal trousers typically worn for business or formal occasions.

    "He wore a crisp white shirt and dress-pants to the interview."
  2. 2

    Trousers designed to be worn with a suit or formal attire.

    "She decided to buy a new pair of dress-pants for the wedding."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dress-pants' combines 'dress', which originates from the Old French 'drecier', meaning to arrange or put in order, and 'pants', a shortening of 'pantaloons', which comes from the Italian 'Pantalone', a character in commedia dell'arte. The term evolved in the 20th century to denote formal trousers suitable for dressy occasions.

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