吊嘎的英文

如果之前有讀過一些衣服種類的英文，應該蠻多人知道 tank top (或簡稱 tank)

不過還有個俗稱更俗: wifebeater (wife beater 或 wife-beater 也可)

為什麼要叫 wifebeater 呢? 一說是肌肉男愛穿吊嘎、然後肌肉男感覺好像會打老婆。另一說是在美國影集 Cops 裡，打老婆的角色常穿吊嘎。

wife-beater pic CC-BY-NC-ND by stevebev

英解:

• The term "A-shirt" is short for "athletic shirt" because it is often worn in sports, such as basketball and track-and-field events. In the United States, it is also known colloquially as a tank top or by its other nicknames, wife-beater or guinea tee. (wikipedia: Sleeveless_shirt#A-shirt)
• a man's white tank top (merriam-webster: wifebeater)
• A kind of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt. (wiktionary: wifebeater)

從英解的第 1 點可以知道，有幾個同義詞:

• A-shirt (athletic shirt)
• tank top
• wife-beater
• guinea tee

除了已經列在上面的連結，還有些參考自這個網站，裡面也有網友回報 wifebeater 的用法在美國、英國還蠻常見的。