Women’s underwear — bras, pants, slips — especially when we mean the nicer, prettier kind, not just everyday cotton. Shops and ads like this word because it sounds soft and a bit French; underwear is the plain word, and lingerie feels more elegant, or sometimes more sexy. People use it a little loosely for all women’s underclothes, though a lingerie shop is usually selling the dressed-up kind.

Women's underwear女性內衣 — bras, pants, slips胸罩、內褲、襯裙 — especially when we mean the nicer, prettier kind尤其是指比較精緻漂亮的那種 not just everyday cotton不是普通的棉質內衣 Shops and ads like this word店家和廣告喜歡用這個字 because it sounds soft and a bit French因為聽起來柔美、帶點法國味 underwear is the plain word underwear 是很直白的說法 and lingerie feels more elegant, or sometimes more sexy而 lingerie 聽起來比較優雅，有時候也比較性感 People use it a little loosely有人用得比較鬆散 for all women's underclothes泛指所有女性內衣 though a lingerie shop is usually selling the dressed-up kind不過 lingerie 店通常賣的是比較講究的那種

You will see it on shop signs and gift boxes in English-speaking countries. The English pronunciation does not follow the letters: it is not “linger.” Speakers aim at a French-ish sound (roughly “lon-zhe-RAY” in American English, “lan-zhe-ree” in British).

You will see it你會看到這個字 on shop signs and gift boxes商店招牌和禮盒上 in English-speaking countries在英語系國家 The English pronunciation does not follow the letters英文發音跟拼法對不起來 it is not "linger."不是唸成「linger」 Speakers aim at a French-ish sound大家會盡量發成偏法語的音 (roughly "lon-zhe-RAY" in American English, "lan-zhe-ree" in British)（美式大約是「lon-zhe-RAY」，英式是「lan-zhe-ree」）

It was borrowed from French, where it first meant a cupboard for linen, then the linen clothes kept there.

It was borrowed from French它是從法文借來的 where it first meant a cupboard for linen原本指放亞麻布的櫥櫃 then the linen clothes kept there後來才指放在裡面的亞麻衣物