Pants
意味: Underwear (British); also 'rubbish/bad' (slang)
In Britain, pants means underwear—asking someone about their 'nice pants' is talking about their knickers! But pants has a second British meaning: rubbish, bad, disappointing. 'That film was absolute pants' means it was terrible. This slang usage likely comes from the embarrassment of exposed underwear or the phrase 'caught with your pants down.' So pants in Britain is either underwear or an expression of disappointment, but never the thing you wear over your underwear.
例文
- Pack enough pants for the trip. 旅行多带些内裤。Mete suficiente ropa interior para el viaje.旅行用に十分な下着を詰めて。여행용 속옷 충분히 챙겨.
- That film was pants!' (bad) 那部电影太烂了！＝差劲¡Esa película fue horrible! = malaあの映画はひどかった！＝ダメだった그 영화 완전 별로였어! = 형편없었어
- Don't show your pants! 别露出内裤！¡No enseñes la ropa interior!下着を見せないで！속옷 보이게 하지 마!
- Absolute pants, that performance.那个表演简直糟透了。Esa actuación fue pésima.あのパフォーマンスは最悪だった。그 공연은 정말 최악이었어.
発音
/pænts/
使い方ガイド
場面: clothing, slang criticism
トーン: everyday or dismissive (slang)
✓ 正しい言い方
- Pants (underwear).Pants＝内裤。Pants = ropa interior.パンツ＝下着。Pants = 속옷.
- That's pants! (bad).太差了！＝差劲。¡Eso es malísimo! = malo.ひどい！＝ダメ。완전 별로야! = 형편없어.
- Absolute pants.糟透了。Una porquería total.最悪。완전 쓰레기야.
✗ 間違った言い方
- Don't use for trousers in UK!在英国不要用来指裤子！¡No usar para pantalones en el Reino Unido!イギリスではズボンの意味で使わないこと！영국에서는 바지(trousers) 뜻으로 쓰지 마세요!
- Context makes meaning clear根据语境意思很明确El contexto aclara el significado文脈で意味は明確になる문맥으로 의미 구분 가능
よくある間違い
- British = underwear, American = trousers
- Also slang for bad/rubbish
起源と歴史
Both British and American 'pants' derive from 'pantaloons'—trousers named after the commedia dell'arte character Pantalone. As the words diverged across the Atlantic in the 19th century, British usage narrowed 'pants' to mean just undergarments while Americans retained it for outer legwear. The British slang meaning (bad/rubbish) emerged in the late 20th century, possibly from the embarrassment associated with exposed underwear or 'caught with your pants down.'
語源: From pantaloons; slang meaning separate origin
初出: Underwear meaning from 19th century; slang meaning late 20th century
文化的背景
Era: 19th century (underwear); late 20th (slang)
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common British misunderstanding with Americans; Kids' show humor
Regional notes: British meaning very different from American!
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