skivvy
noun /ˈskɪvi/
/ˈskɪvi/
(plural skivvies)
- [countable] (British English, informal) a servant, usually female, who does all the dirty or boring jobs in a house
仆人，佣人（通常指干粗活、脏活的女佣） - He treats his wife like a skivvy.
他待妻子就跟对奴仆似的。
- He treats his wife like a skivvy.
- Skivvies™[plural] (North American English, informal) underwear, especially men’s underwear
（尤指男式）内衣 - He stripped down to his skivvies.
他脱得只剩下内衣。
- He stripped down to his skivvies.
词源early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.