单词 | unmentionable |
释义 | unmentionable (once / 15251 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY unmentionable: unmentionables, unmentionably+/mention: mentioned, mentioner, mentioning, mentions, unmentionable/mentioned: undermentioned USAGE EXAMPLESMy male envy grew after I contracted poison ivy on unmentionable parts when nature called during a hike in the woods. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) Perhaps it is this stubborn, enduring and thoroughly non-liberated attraction to marriage, family and home that is the true “unmentionable.” Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) This "new" approach to liberal economic thought is not new but the old which was stashed into the unmentionables drawer forty years ago. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) 1adj unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation unmentionable words Syn impermissible not permitted 2n a garment worn under other garments Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper undergarment outer garment, overgarment a garment worn over other garments body stocking a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) bandeau, bra, brassierean undergarment worn by women to support their breasts camisole, underbodicea short sleeveless undergarment for women chemise, shift, shimmy, slip, teddya woman's sleeveless undergarment foundation, foundation garmenta woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body garter belt, suspender belta wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings long underwear, union suitan undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece half-slip, petticoat, underskirtundergarment worn under a skirt singlet, undershirt, vesta collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body underpantsan undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin underclothes, underclothing, underwearundergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments bikini pantssmall and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women bloomers, drawers, knickers, pantsunderpants worn by women Jockey shorts, briefsshort tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts) BVD, BVD'strademark for men's underwear corset, girdle, staysa woman's close-fitting foundation garment crinolinea full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric boxers, boxershorts, drawers, shorts, underdrawersunderpants worn by men intimate apparel, lingeriewomen's underwear and nightclothes long johnswarm underwear with long legs pantie, panty, scanty, step-inshort underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) roll-ona woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips Skivviesmen's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts thongunderpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants uplifta brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts garment an article of clothing |
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