overcoat 是一种穿在其他衣服外面的长款外套,通常较厚重,用于寒冷天气保暖。中文常译为"大衣"或"外套"。
/ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
It was freezing outside, so she put on her overcoat before leaving the house.
外面冷极了,所以她出门前穿上了大衣。
He hung his old woolen overcoat on the hook by the door, its frayed collar a reminder of countless winters spent walking through the city streets.
他把那件旧羊毛大衣挂在门边的挂钩上,磨损的衣领让人想起无数个穿行于城市街道的冬天。
overcoat 由 over(在……之上)和 coat(外衣)组合而成,最早出现于18世纪初期。over- 表示"覆盖在外面",说明这种衣物是穿在其他衣服之上的。coat 一词源自古法语 cote,意为"外衣、长袍"。该词自诞生以来含义基本未变,一直指代御寒用的厚重长外套。