Word · Frequency #25647
nightgowns
女式睡袍;女式睡衣
nightgowns is the plural of nightgown.
a loose dress worn in bed by women
- 1.
A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
女式睡袍
- 2.
lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
一种宽松的睡衣,供女性在床上穿着
- 3.
A dressing gown.
晨衣
女式睡袍;一种宽松的睡衣,供女性在床上穿着;晨衣;女式睡衣;孩子穿的睡衣
In use
She put on her cotton nightgown before getting into bed.
The little girl's favorite nightgown has stars and moons on it.
I bought a new flannel nightgown for the cold winter nights.
wear a nightgown
nightgown 通常指女式或儿童穿的睡袍,不是分体式睡衣。
She wears a nightgown to bed every night.
她每晚穿睡衣睡觉。
change into one's nightgown
After her bath, she changed into her nightgown.
洗完澡后,她换上了睡袍。
a nightgown made of [material]
也可直接说 a cotton nightgown。
Connections
Collocations
- wear a nightgown
- 穿睡袍
- She usually wears a nightgown to bed.她通常穿睡袍上床睡觉。
- cotton nightgown
- 棉质睡袍
- This cotton nightgown is comfortable for summer.这件棉质睡袍夏天穿很舒适。
- change into a nightgown
- 换上睡袍
- After the bath, she changed into a nightgown.洗完澡后,她换上了睡袍。
- long nightgown
- 长款睡袍
- The long nightgown reaches her ankles.这件长款睡袍垂到她的脚踝。
Synonyms
- nightdress
- 女式睡袍 · 与 nightgown 同义,多用于英式英语;语气中性,可直接互换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:night(夜)+ gown(长袍)= 女式睡袍。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:居家、卧室、睡衣商店 该词通常用于日常中性语境,指女性穿的宽松睡衣;在提及睡衣款式或购买时也比较常见。可对应中文的“女式睡袍/睡衣”。
Grammar Note
worn to bed
Pronunciation & Spelling
town、clown、crown、brown、frown 都以 /aʊn/ 结尾,和 nightgown 的 -gown 押韵;注意 known 虽然也以 -own 结尾,却读 /noʊn/,元音是 /oʊ/,并不押韵。
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