Y-fronts are men's underpants with a seam at the front shaped like an upside-down Y — two lines coming down to meet a vertical opening in the middle. The name is British, from a brand, and it has become the ordinary word there for that close-fitting style, what Americans would call briefs.

Y-fronts「Y-fronts」 are men's underpants是男性內褲的一種 with a seam at the front前面有一道接縫 shaped like an upside-down Y形狀像倒過來的 Y 字—— two lines coming down兩條線往下 to meet a vertical opening in the middle在中間交會於一個直向的開口。 The name這個名稱 is British是英式用法， from a brand來自一個品牌， and而且 it它 has become the ordinary word there已經變成當地的日常用詞 for that close-fitting style用來指這種貼身的款式， what Americans would call briefs美國人會叫它 briefs。

The word is plural, like trousers and jeans: you say a pair of Y-fronts, my Y-fronts are in the wash — never "a Y-front". This is a British word, informal and slightly comic.

The word這個詞 is plural是複數形式， like trousers and jeans就像 trousers 和 jeans 一樣： you say你會說 a pair of Y-fronts一件（a pair of）Y-fronts、 my Y-fronts are in the wash「my Y-fronts are in the wash」（我的內褲在洗）—— never "a Y-front"絕不會說「a Y-front」。 This is這是 a British word一個英式用詞， informal and slightly comic不正式，帶點好笑的味道。

In Britain, Y-fronts carry a picture with them: the underwear of older men, of dads and grandads, unfashionable, the opposite of boxer shorts. So it turns up in jokes and teasing far more often than in shops.

In Britain在英國， Y-fronts「Y-fronts」 carry a picture with them帶著一種特定的印象： the underwear of older men年紀較大男性穿的內褲、 of dads and grandads爸爸和爺爺輩的東西、 unfashionable不流行、 the opposite of boxer shorts跟四角褲正好相反。 So所以 it它 turns up in jokes and teasing更常出現在玩笑和調侃裡 far more often than in shops而不是出現在店裡。

If you simply want to buy this kind of underwear, ask for briefs — that is the neutral word and it works everywhere in English. Spelling varies: Y-fronts, Y-Fronts, sometimes y-fronts.

If如果 you simply want to buy this kind of underwear你只是想買這種內褲， ask for briefs就說 briefs 就好—— that is the neutral word這是中性的說法 and而且 it它 works everywhere in English在英語世界到處都通用。 Spelling varies拼法有好幾種： Y-fronts, Y-Fronts, sometimes y-fronts像 Y-fronts、Y-Fronts，有時也寫成 y-fronts。