1756, "a kind of loose gown worn by women," from French négligée, noun use of fem. past participle of négligier "to neglect" (14c.), from Latin neglegere "to disregard, not heed, not trouble oneself about," also "to make light of" (see neglect (v.)). So called in comparison to the elaborate costume of a fully dressed woman of the period. Grose ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1788] reports it "vulgarly termed a neggledigee." Borrowed again, 1835; the modern sense "semi-transparent, flimsy, lacy dressing gown" is yet another revival, first recorded 1930. It also was used in the U.S. funeral industry mid-20c. for "shroud of a corpse."
雙語例句
1. A trailing lavender negligee that swore at her bright red hair.
她身著拖地的淡紫色的長睡衣,與她那耀眼的紅頭發(fā)很不協(xié)調(diào).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. A loose dressing gown or negligee.
婦女穿的寬松的晨衣.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. A beautiful negligee that resembles a princess'dress is sure to give you sweet dreams!