tights 的音标为 英 /taɪts/、美 /taɪts/,是名词,核心含义为“紧身衣裤”,通常指女性或儿童穿的连裤袜,或舞者、运动员穿的紧身裤。其最显著的语法特征是仅以复数形式出现,因这类衣物由两个对称裤腿构成,类似单词还有 trousers、pants 等。
含义与用法
女性连裤袜:最常见含义,指从腰部延伸至脚部的贴身丝袜,易因勾挂抽丝(ladder/ snag)。例如:“她爬篱笆时勾破了新买的连裤袜”(She laddered her new tights climbing the fence)。
舞蹈/运动紧身裤:材质较厚,常为氨纶混纺,用于保暖或肌肉支撑。如篮球运动员穿的压缩裤、芭蕾舞者的练功裤。
特定场景服饰:如马术紧身裤(riding tights)或冬季骑行裤,材质轻薄或保暖,覆盖脚踝。
短语搭配
a pair of tights:一条连裤袜(固定搭配,因 tights 为复数名词)
laddered/torn tights:抽丝/破损的连裤袜
sheer nylon tights:透明尼龙连裤袜(sheer 强调材质轻薄透明)
athletic tights:运动紧身裤(如篮球、跑步时穿着)
例句
Her tights were badly snagged after walking through the bush.(穿过灌木丛后,她的连裤袜勾破了一大片。)
Do you have any tights that won’t ladder?(有不易抽丝的连裤袜吗?)
Red tights are out of stock in most stores this season.(本季多数商店的红色连裤袜已脱销。)
The dancer wore black tights under her ballet skirt.(舞者在芭蕾舞裙下穿了黑色紧身裤。)
My tights are running! Could you pass me a safety pin?(我的连裤袜抽丝了!能递给我一个安全别针吗?)
She paired the mini skirt with nude tights for the party.(她为派对搭配了超短裙和肉色连裤袜。)
Athletic tights help reduce muscle vibration during running.(运动紧身裤有助于减少跑步时的肌肉震颤。)
The leg of my tights has torn, so I need to change.(我的连裤袜裤腿破了,得换一条。)
She snagged her tights on the rough edge of the chair.(她的连裤袜被椅子的粗糙边缘勾住了。)
It was a cold day, so she wore woolen tights under her jeans.(天气很冷,她在牛仔裤里穿了羊毛紧身裤。)
从日常服饰到专业运动装备,tights 的应用场景体现了语言对生活细节的精准描述。下次穿连裤袜时,不妨想想这个词为何永远以复数形式出现——毕竟,谁会只穿“一条裤腿”呢?