Definition of plus fours in English:

plus fours

plural noun

Baggy knickerbockers reaching below the knee, formerly worn by men for hunting and golf.
〈旧〉（男式狩猎和打高尔夫球时所穿的过膝）灯笼裤，宽大运动裤
he was dressed for an Edwardian shooting party in a full suit of tweed plus fours
Example sentencesExamples
- I walked into his office to find him dressed in his plus fours and swinging a nine iron.
- Since then he has exhibited worldwide - at overseas exhibitions he plays his Englishness to the hilt by turning up wearing plus fours and a deerstalker.
- He added that more and more businessmen are interested in donning plus fours and participating in a day's shooting.
- His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, arrived by train overnight, pulled on his plus fours and a beret, grabbed his shooting stick and headed for Carnoustie for the final day of the 1931 Open.
- Several male refugees packed plus fours in the belief that they constituted an essential part of a respectable Englishman's wardrobe.

Origin

1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material.

Definition of plus fours in US English:

plus fours

plural nounˌpləs ˈfôrzˌpləs ˈfɔrz

Baggy knickers reaching below the knee, worn especially by men for playing golf.
〈旧〉（男式狩猎和打高尔夫球时所穿的过膝）灯笼裤，宽大运动裤
he was dressed for an Edwardian shooting party in a full suit of tweed plus fours
Example sentencesExamples
- He added that more and more businessmen are interested in donning plus fours and participating in a day's shooting.
- Since then he has exhibited worldwide - at overseas exhibitions he plays his Englishness to the hilt by turning up wearing plus fours and a deerstalker.
- His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, arrived by train overnight, pulled on his plus fours and a beret, grabbed his shooting stick and headed for Carnoustie for the final day of the 1931 Open.
- Several male refugees packed plus fours in the belief that they constituted an essential part of a respectable Englishman's wardrobe.
- I walked into his office to find him dressed in his plus fours and swinging a nine iron.

Origin

1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material.

词汇	plus fours
释义	Definition of plus fours in English: plus fours plural noun Baggy knickerbockers reaching below the knee, formerly worn by men for hunting and golf. 〈旧〉（男式狩猎和打高尔夫球时所穿的过膝）灯笼裤，宽大运动裤 he was dressed for an Edwardian shooting party in a full suit of tweed plus fours Example sentencesExamples I walked into his office to find him dressed in his plus fours and swinging a nine iron. Since then he has exhibited worldwide - at overseas exhibitions he plays his Englishness to the hilt by turning up wearing plus fours and a deerstalker. He added that more and more businessmen are interested in donning plus fours and participating in a day's shooting. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, arrived by train overnight, pulled on his plus fours and a beret, grabbed his shooting stick and headed for Carnoustie for the final day of the 1931 Open. Several male refugees packed plus fours in the belief that they constituted an essential part of a respectable Englishman's wardrobe. Origin 1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material. Definition of plus fours in US English: plus fours plural nounˌpləs ˈfôrzˌpləs ˈfɔrz Baggy knickers reaching below the knee, worn especially by men for playing golf. 〈旧〉（男式狩猎和打高尔夫球时所穿的过膝）灯笼裤，宽大运动裤 he was dressed for an Edwardian shooting party in a full suit of tweed plus fours Example sentencesExamples He added that more and more businessmen are interested in donning plus fours and participating in a day's shooting. Since then he has exhibited worldwide - at overseas exhibitions he plays his Englishness to the hilt by turning up wearing plus fours and a deerstalker. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, arrived by train overnight, pulled on his plus fours and a beret, grabbed his shooting stick and headed for Carnoustie for the final day of the 1931 Open. Several male refugees packed plus fours in the belief that they constituted an essential part of a respectable Englishman's wardrobe. I walked into his office to find him dressed in his plus fours and swinging a nine iron. Origin 1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material.
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