Word · Frequency #26770
toga
宽外袍;托加袍
toga
- 1.
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
古罗马公民穿着的宽松外袍
- 2.
A loose wrap gown.
宽松的袍服
古罗马公民穿着的宽松外袍;宽松的袍服;宽外袍;参议员的职位
In use
He wore a white toga to the costume party.
In ancient Rome, only citizens were allowed to wear a toga.
The museum displayed a linen toga from the first century.
wear a toga
toga 是可数名词,复数形式为 togas。
In ancient Rome, citizens wore a toga on formal occasions.
在古罗马,公民在正式场合穿着托加袍。
be dressed in a toga
be dressed in 表示穿着某件衣服的状态。
The senator was dressed in a toga with a purple stripe.
那位元老穿着一件带紫色条纹的托加袍。
a toga made of [material]
过去分词短语 made of ... 作后置定语修饰 toga。
He chose a toga made of soft wool.
他挑选了一件柔软羊毛制成的托加袍。
Common mistakes
He wore toga to the party.He wore a toga to the party.
toga 是可数名词,单数前需要加冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉。
The Romans wore toga.The Romans wore togas.
复数主语要用复数名词 togas;toga 是单数形式,表示多件托加袍时需用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- wear a toga
- 穿托加袍
- In ancient Rome, only male citizens could wear a toga.在古罗马,只有男性公民才能穿托加袍。
- toga party
- 托加袍派对
- The students are planning a toga party this weekend.学生们计划这个周末办一场托加袍派对。
- drape a toga
- 披托加袍
- He draped his toga carefully over his left arm.他小心地把托加袍披在左臂上。
- Roman toga
- 罗马托加袍
- The museum has a well-preserved Roman toga on display.博物馆里展出了一件保存完好的罗马托加袍。
Pop culture & quotes
- Toga! Toga! Toga!
- 托加!托加!托加!(电影《动物屋》中的经典口号)At the toga party, everyone chanted "Toga! Toga!" and danced.在托加主题派对上,大家齐声高喊“托加!托加!”并跳起舞来。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
toga 音近“托加”,想象古罗马人把一大块布托起披在身上,就是宽外袍。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:历史文献、古典学研究、博物馆或纪录片解说 toga 指古罗马男子穿的一种宽松外袍,多用于历史、考古或古典学等正式语境,日常英语中较少出现。
Grammar Note
togas
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 yoga /ˈjoʊɡə/ 押韵(重读元音及之后音素相同)。注意 logo、vogue、rogue 拼写相近但尾音不同,saga、dogma 拼写相似但元音不同,因此都不与 toga 押韵。
Learn the forms together
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