Word · Frequency #10554
knickers
女式短内裤
underpants worn by women
- 1.
underpants worn by women
女式内裤
- 2.
trousers ending above the knee
及膝短裤
及膝短裤；女式内裤；短裤；灯笼裤
In use
She bought a new pair of silk knickers for the wedding.
He accidentally pulled her knickers down while helping her dress.
Her knickers were hanging on the washing line.
a pair of knickers
knickers通常以复数形式出现，常与a pair of连用。
She bought a new pair of knickers yesterday.
她昨天买了一条新短裤。
adjective + knickers
These tight knickers are uncomfortable.
这条紧身短裤不舒服。
possessive + knickers
I can't find my knickers anywhere.
我到处找不到我的短裤。
Common mistakes
She wore a knicker.She wore knickers.
“knickers”是复数名词，不能用不定冠词“a”修饰，应直接用复数形式。
He wore a pair of knickers to the office.He wore a pair of trousers to the office.
在现代英语中，“knickers”通常指女式短内裤或灯笼裤，而非普通长裤；表示长裤应用“trousers”（英式英语）或“pants”（美式英语）。
Connections
Collocations
- a pair of knickers
- 一条女式短内裤
- She bought a new pair of knickers.她买了一条新的女式短内裤。
- get your knickers in a twist
- 因小事焦躁不安；小题大做
- Don't get your knickers in a twist over a small mistake.别为一个小错误而焦躁不安。
- golf knickers
- 高尔夫及膝短裤
- He wore golf knickers on the course.他在球场上穿着高尔夫及膝短裤。
- silk knickers
- 真丝短内裤
- She prefers silk knickers in summer.她夏天喜欢穿真丝短内裤。
- in your knickers
- 只穿着内裤
- He answered the door in his knickers.他只穿着内裤去开门。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
k 不发音，像 knee（膝盖）一样；联想及膝短裤，也指女式短内裤。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语（女式内裤）、历史服饰/运动装（及膝短裤） knickers 的含义不同，语气有别：指女式内裤时较随意，多出现在日常对话中；指及膝短裤时则比较正式或专门，常见于历史、服饰或运动装备的说明。具体含义要根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
总是以复数形式出现
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 knickers /ˈnɪkəz/ 押韵的有 kickers、pickers、flickers、slickers、vicars（重读元音均为 /ɪ/，且后面是 /kəz/）。注意形近词 knockers /ˈnɒkəz/ 虽然也以 ckers 结尾，但元音是 /ɒ/，并不押韵，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.