swimming trunks

Thân thiện

A boy wears his new swimming trunks at the beach.

Definition

Noun: - A garment, specifically a pair of shorts, designed to be worn by men or boys for swimming.

Usage

This noun refers to the specific item of clothing. It is typically used in the plural form "trunks" even though it denotes a single garment. - He packed his swimming trunks for the beach vacation. - I need to buy a new pair of swimming trunks.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be shortened informally to just "trunks" when the context is clearly about swimming.
  • Don't forget your trunks!

Variants and Related Words

• Swim trunks: A common variant with identical meaning.
• Bathing trunks: A slightly more formal or dated synonym.
• Swimsuit: A general term for garments worn for swimming, which includes women's one-piece or two-piece suits and men's trunks.

Synonyms

• Bathing suit (when referring to men's attire in a general sense)
• Swim shorts

Notes

• "Swimming trunks" is a compound noun. The core word being defined and exemplified here is the full compound term.
• It is not typically used in the singular form "swimming trunk."

Học thuật

Noun

1. swimsuit worn by men while swimming

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bathing trunks