- 1nB1
/flaɪz/
The opening at the front of a pair of trousers, with the zip or buttons that hold it closed. British English calls this one opening the flies; American English calls it a fly.
褲子拉鍊處
核心畫面
Picture the short opening down the front of a pair of trousers, with the zip or the row of buttons that keeps it shut. British English treats that one opening as 'the flies' (plural in form, singular in meaning); American English says 'a fly'.
可以想成褲子前面那道短短的開口，還有把它扣住的拉鍊或一排釦子。英式英語把這一道開口叫 the flies——形式上是…更多收起
可以想成褲子前面那道短短的開口，還有把它扣住的拉鍊或一排釦子。英式英語把這一道開口叫 the flies——形式上是複數，指的卻只有一個地方；美式英語則說 a fly。注意這個字跟「蒼蠅」「飛」的 fly 長得一樣，但這裡講的是褲子。原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fliesnoun/flaɪz/
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The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
- […] I was born in the dressing-room, suckled in the flies, educated in the lobby, and brought up in the property-room […]
- Hung from the “flies” in air, She acts a palpable lie, She’s as little a fairy there As unpoetical I!
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。