skivvy

skivvy
(pl. -ies)
  1. (Brit. informal)a low-ranking female domestic servant
    (英,非正式)下等女佣
    ■a person doing work that is poorly paid and considered menial
    仆人
  2. (亦作 skivvy shirt)(US)a lightweight high-necked long-sleeved garment
    (美)高领口长袖薄套衫
    ■a T-shirt or short-sleeved vest
    T恤;短袖汗衫
  3. (skivvies)(N. Amer. trademark)underwear of vest and underpants
    (北美,商标)内衣(汗衫和短裤)
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [no obj.](informal)do menial household tasks; work as a skivvy
    (非正式)做佣人的家务活;当女佣
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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