spencer
spencer — 名詞
1. a short jacket that reaches only to the waist, worn in the 19th century and now
短外套
長及腰部的歷史短夾克
a short jacket that reaches only to the waist, worn in the 19th century and now seen in historical costumes or vintage fashion
Mayumi wore a velvet spencer over her dress to the Regency-themed party.
Mayumi 穿了一件天鵝絨短外套去參加攝政時期主題派對。
The museum displayed a child's spencer from the 1820s, made of blue wool.
博物館展示了一件 1820 年代的童裝短外套，以藍色羊毛製成。
passive: displayed + time period
The silk spencer in the portrait still had its original brass buttons.
畫像中的絲質短外套仍保留著原來的黃銅鈕扣。
Sofia found an original spencer at the vintage shop, still in excellent condition.
Sofia 在一家復古服飾店找到一件原版短外套，狀況依然極佳。
Christopher ordered a navy-blue spencer with brass buttons from the tailor.
Christopher 向裁縫訂購了一件海軍藍短外套，搭配黃銅鈕扣。
- cropped jacket
a more modern term for any jacket ending above the waist; spencer is specifically historical
- bolero
an open-front waist-length jacket, but usually shorter and without buttons; bolero is not a period-specific term
用法筆記
This word is now rare and mostly appears in historical descriptions, museum labels, or vintage fashion contexts. Most modern English speakers would simply say 'short jacket' instead.