來自早期拚寫形式 trouzes,來自蘇格蘭蓋爾語 triubhas,緊身短馬褲，詞源同 trews,進一步詞源 不詳。插入字母 r 為習慣性俗化，比較 tweezers 來自 tweeze.
英文詞源
trousers
trousers: [17] Trousers is a Gaelic contribution to English vocabulary. Irish trius and Scots Gaelic triubhas (singular nouns) denote ‘closefitting shorts’. They were borrowed into English in the 16th century as trouse or trews. The latter form has survived intact, but trouse, through the influence of drawers, was expanded into trousers. => trews
trousers (n.)
"garment for men, covering the lower body and each leg separately," 1610s, earlier trouzes (1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Gaelic or Middle Irish triubhas "close-fitting shorts," of uncertain origin. Early recorded use of the word indicates the garment was regarded as Celtic: "A jellous wife was like an Irish trouze, alwayes close to a mans tayle" [1630]. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps by influence of drawers or other words in pairs ending in -ers.
雙語例句
1. His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.
他的灰色針織毛衫和長褲全都被雨水淋透了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was wearing a stripy shirt and baggy blue trousers.
他身著一件條紋襯衫和一條寬鬆的藍褲子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. My hands, boots and trousers were plastered with mud.
我的雙手、靴子和褲子上都沾滿了泥巴。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Drips of water rolled down the trousers of his uniform.
他的製服褲子在不停地滴水。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.