bodice
/ˈbɒdɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːdɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbä-dəs/ (ame, mw)
bodice — 名詞
- bodicesingular
- bodicesplural
1. the close-fitting section on a woman's dress that covers the chest and reaches t
衣身
洋裝腰部以上的上身部分
the close-fitting section on a woman's dress that covers the chest and reaches the waist
The tailor pinned lace along the bodice before sewing the skirt.
裁縫師在縫裙子前，先把蕾絲別在衣身上。
bodice contrasted with skirt in dressmaking
Camila chose a dress with a beaded bodice and plain white sleeves.
Camila 挑了一件洋裝，衣身有珠飾，袖子則是素白的。
collocation: beaded bodice
The red wine stain spread across the bodice during the wedding dinner.
婚宴期間，紅酒漬一路擴散到衣身上。
A hidden zip runs down the back of the bodice.
一道隱藏式拉鍊沿著衣身背面往下延伸。
- top
much broader; can mean any upper garment, not specifically part of a dress
- upper section
neutral descriptive phrase often used when the technical clothing term is unknown
用法筆記
Used for the upper part of a dress, not for the whole garment. In sewing or fashion talk, it is often contrasted with the skirt, sleeves, or neckline.
常見錯誤
2. a close-fitting undergarment worn by women in earlier times to support and shape
緊身胸衣
舊式塑形女用內衣
a close-fitting undergarment worn by women in earlier times to support and shape the chest and waist
The museum displayed a silk bodice beside a long wool skirt.
博物館把一件絲質緊身胸衣陳列在一條長羊毛裙旁邊。
historical clothing item in a museum display
Actors wore stiff bodices under their costumes in the period drama.
演員們在那部時代劇裡都穿著硬挺的緊身胸衣作為戲服內層。
plural: bodices; worn under outer clothes
The old bodice was laced so tightly that Marta could barely breathe.
那件舊緊身胸衣綁得太緊，Marta 幾乎喘不過氣。
A costume maker copied the bodice from a portrait in the old gallery.
一名戲服製作者依照舊畫廊裡的一幅肖像複製了那件緊身胸衣。
用法筆記
This is a historical clothing term and usually refers to underwear worn under a dress. Distinguish from sense 1: here the bodice shapes the body, rather than simply naming the top part of the dress itself.