girdle
noun /ˈɡɜːdl/
/ˈɡɜːrdl/
- a piece of women’s underwear that fits closely around the lower part of the body down to the top of the legs, designed to make a woman look thinner
see also panty girdle(女子的)紧身褡 - (literary) a thing that surrounds something else
围绕物 - carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees
树木环绕、精心修整的草坪
- carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees
- (old-fashioned) a belt or thick string fastened around the middle part of the body to keep clothes in position
腰带
词源Old English gyrdel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gordel and German Gürtel, also to gird and girth.