girth
noun /ɡɜːθ/
/ɡɜːrθ/
- [uncountable, countable] the measurement around something, especially the middle part of a person’s body
围长；干围；腰围 - a man of enormous girth
腰围很粗的男人 - a tree one metre in girth/with a girth of one metre
干围一米的树 - He rested his hands on his broad girth (= his large stomach).
他把手放在自己宽大的肚子上。
- a man of enormous girth
- [countable] a narrow piece of leather or cloth that is fastened around the middle of a horse to keep the seat (called a saddle) or a load in place
（固定马鞍或驮载的）肚带，腹带
词源Middle English (in sense (2)): from Old Norse gjǫrth.