unmentionable
adj.
1837, from un-(1) "not" + mentionable, adj.. Humorous use of unmentionables "trousers" is attested from 1823; from 1910 as "underwear," both on notion of "articles of dress not to be mentioned in polite circles."
词汇 | unmentionable |
词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary unmentionable adj. 1837, from un-(1) "not" + mentionable, adj.. Humorous use of unmentionables "trousers" is attested from 1823; from 1910 as "underwear," both on notion of "articles of dress not to be mentioned in polite circles." |
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