Word · Frequency #23769
hosiery
袜类；内衣裤
socks, stockings, and tights collectively; in British English, also underwear.
英式英语中亦指内衣裤。
- 1.
Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
穿在腿上的贴身衣物,如袜子、长袜和连裤袜。
- 2.
The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
制袜业；袜商的行业或手艺。
- 3.
A shop selling such undergarments.
出售此类贴身衣物的商店。
穿在腿上的贴身衣物,如袜子、长袜和连裤袜。；制袜业；袜商的行业或手艺。；出售此类贴身衣物的商店。；袜；内衣裤
In use
I need to buy new hosiery for the office dress code.
The laundry basket was full of hosiery that required hand-washing.
She works in the hosiery section of the department store.
hosiery + noun
hosiery 常直接放在名词前作定语，如 hosiery shop（袜店）、hosiery manufacturer（袜类制造商）。
The hosiery department is on the second floor.
袜类部门在二楼。
hosiery + singular verb
hosiery 是集体不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
Hosiery includes socks, stockings, and tights.
袜类包括短袜、长袜和连裤袜。
Common mistakes
These hosiery are very comfortable.
Connections
Collocations
- hosiery department
- 袜类（及内衣）部门
- You can find socks in the hosiery department.你可以在袜类部门找到袜子。
- hosiery industry
- 袜类产业
- The hosiery industry now uses advanced knitting machines.袜类产业现在使用先进的针织机。
- knitted hosiery
- 针织袜类
- The factory specializes in knitted hosiery.这家工厂专门生产针织袜类。
- ladies' hosiery
- 女式袜类
- The store offers a wide selection of ladies' hosiery.这家商店提供种类繁多的女式袜类。
- hosiery mill
- 织袜厂
- The town was once famous for its hosiery mills.这个小镇曾以织袜厂闻名。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象商店里一排排长筒袜(hose)挂满货架，hosiery就是袜类总称。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：clothing retail、garment manufacturing、formal product descriptions hosiery 是集合名词，统称袜子、长袜和紧身裤，在英式英语中也可包括内衣裤。它多用于零售、服装生产或书面说明等正式场合，日常口语中比较常见于直接用 socks、tights 等具体词。
Grammar Note
英式英语中还包括内衣裤。
Pronunciation & Spelling
hosiery 有 /ˈhəʊziəri/ 和 /ˈhəʊʒəri/ 两种读法。没有单词与它完全押韵。treasury 和 usury 的末尾 /ʒəri/ 与 hosiery 的 /ˈhəʊʒəri/ 变体一致，但重读元音不同；bakery、nursery、stationery、embroidery 都以 -ery 结尾，但发音各异，注意不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.