在國外要慎用的8個英語單詞

You may think it's easy to communicate when you're visiting another English-speaking country, but think again! Certain words mean something entirely different on the other side of the world. Read on to see which eight words could cause you embarrassment across the pond or down under.

也許你以為置身另一個講英語的國家交流起來會很容易，不過別想得太簡單了！有些詞在美國是這個意思，但是在地球的另外半邊卻完全是另外一個意思。看看哪8個單詞會令你在世界另一端感到尷尬吧。

1. Pants 長褲還是內褲？

Be careful who you tell in the U.K. that you have to go pants shopping—across the pond, "pants" means "underwear." When you're talking about jeans and khakis, you should call them "trousers."

Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland

在英國你如果和人家說你要去買pants（美國英語：長褲），那意思是你要買“內褲”。如果你要買的是牛仔褲或卡其褲這種褲子，你應該用trousers這個詞。

避免使用的國家：英國，愛爾蘭