shirt-sleeve

短语

n. 衬衫袖子 a. 只穿衬衫的, 朴素的, 非正式的, 努力工作的

词形变化

shirt-sleeves 复数

别名

shirtsleeve

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of shirt sleeve.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having an informal, relaxed appearance or approach, particularly in business.

    He had a shirt-sleeve style of management.

  2. 2.

    That allows working without the need of wearing a spacesuit.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

arm sleeve

整体词 1

shirt

词源

The adjective sense is derived from the practice of taking one’s jacket off and relaxing in shirt sleeves.

来源：wiktionary