knee breeches meaning in English
短裤。
Examples
- The apartment and furniture would have been nothing extraordinary as belonging to a homely , northern farmer , with a stubborn countenance , and stalwart limbs set out to advantage in knee breeches and gaiters
要是这屋子和家具属于一个质朴的北方农民，他有着顽强的面貌，以及穿短裤和绑腿套挺方便的粗壮的腿，那倒没有什么稀奇。 - She thought of the silent antechambers hung with oriental tapestry , lit by tall bronze candelabra , and of the two great footmen in knee breeches who sleep in the big armchairs , made drowsy by the heavy warmth of the hot - air stove
她会想到四壁蒙着东方绸、青铜高灯照着、静悄悄的接待室；她会想到接待室里两个穿短裤长袜的高大男仆，如何被暖气管闷人的热度催起睡意，在宽大的靠背椅里昏然睡去。