n. 男士无尾半正式晚礼服;无尾礼服
tuxedo 成套无尾晚礼服
来自 Tuxedo Park,19 世纪末纽约的社会上层人士和富人聚会的某乡村俱乐部,由于是私人聚 会,穿着既不能太正式,又不能太马虎,于是就发明了这种半正式的晚礼服。该名字词源不 详,可能是来自当地早期的印第安人土著语,词义可能为狼或熊。
There was a hue and cry raised against the Tuxedo coat upon its first appearance because it was erroneously considered and widely written of as intended to displace the swallow tail. When the true import of the tailless dress coat came to be realized it was accepted promptly by swelldom, and now is widely recognized as one of the staple adjuncts of the jeunesse dorée. ["Clothier and Furnisher," August, 1889]