petticoatn. 1. under garment worn by women(女人穿的)裙子。 △3H.VI.5.5.23:“That you might still have wornthe petticoat,/And ne’er(i.e. never) have stol’n(i.e. stolen) the breech from Lancaster ”你要能一直穿着女裙,不到兰开斯特家里偷男子裤子才好呢。 2.i.e. red petticoat of a lower woman or prostitute裙子.(指下流女人或妓女穿的)红裙子。 △2H.IV.2.2.89(81):“At last I spied his eyes,and methought he hadmade two holes in the ale-wive’s petticoat and sopeeped through.”最后我发现了他的眼睛,但我以为他是在卖酒婆子的红裙子上挖了两个窟窿,他从窟窿里向我张望。 petticoat[ˈpetikəut]n.衬裙,裙子 ‖ petticoat government女人当权 petticoat influence女人影响 petticoatism n.女人统治 |