英语词汇sans-culottes的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

sans-culottes. French supporters of the French Revolution in 1789 were called sans-culottes, which literally translates as “without breeches.” But the term has nothing to do with nudity. The revolutionaries went without the knee breeches that the royalists wore. These sans-coulettes wore trousers or long pants, which soon became popular everywhere. Many held out, how- ever. In America George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson all wore knee breeches, despite their revolutionary faith. James Madison was the first U.S. president to wear trousers.

词汇	sans-culottes
词源	sans-culottes. French supporters of the French Revolution in 1789 were called sans-culottes, which literally translates as “without breeches.” But the term has nothing to do with nudity. The revolutionaries went without the knee breeches that the royalists wore. These sans-coulettes wore trousers or long pants, which soon became popular everywhere. Many held out, how- ever. In America George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson all wore knee breeches, despite their revolutionary faith. James Madison was the first U.S. president to wear trousers.
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