pyjama: [18] Pyjamas are etymologically ‘leggarments’ – that is, ‘trousers’. The word comes from Hindi pāejāma, a compound formed from Persian pāī ‘foot’, hence ‘leg’ (which goes back to the same Indo-European ancestor as English foot) and jāmah ‘clothing’. It denoted the loose trousers worn in India and the Middle East. Europeans living in that part of the world took to wearing them, especially for sleeping in. They brought them back to Europe, where, for reasons of temperature or propriety, a jacket was added to the trousers, in due course being subsumed under the term pyjama. => foot, pedal
双语例句
1. He was dressed in a pyjama and kurta, ideal for a summer evening.
他穿着宽松裤和宽松衬衫，那是夏日夜晚的理想穿着。
来自《权威词典》
2. When the lights went on, his pyjama - clad figure was suddenly visible in the blaze of light.
接着, 穿了睡衣的吴荪 甫 就在强烈的电灯光下凸显出来了.
来自子夜部分
3. He has lost the suitcase, and must borrow the night clothes pyjama trousers to Tom.
他丢失了手提箱, 不得不向汤姆借睡衣睡裤.
来自辞典例句
4. Are these pyjama shrink - proof?
这些睡衣裤是防缩水的 吗 ?
来自互联网
5. I may wear jeans at work, while the guy beside me may wear a pyjama - like suit.
