corset
noun /ˈkɔːsɪt/
/ˈkɔːrsɪt/
- a piece of women’s underwear, fitting the body tightly, worn especially in the past to make the middle part look smaller
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2(尤指旧时妇女束腰的)紧身内衣 - a piece of clothing that fits the body tightly, worn to support a weak or injured back
(尤指旧时妇女束腰的)紧身内衣 - He has taken to jogging in a corset.
他喜欢穿着紧身胸衣慢跑。
- He has taken to jogging in a corset.
词源Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of cors ‘body’, from Latin corpus. The sense ‘close-fitting undergarment’ dates from the late 18th cent., by which time the sense ‘bodice’ had mainly historical reference.