corset
corset — 名詞
- corsetsingular
- corsetsplural
1. a stiff, close-fitting undergarment that cinches the waist and shapes the torso
束腰
過去女性穿的貼身內衣，用來收緊腰部
a stiff, close-fitting undergarment that cinches the waist and shapes the torso from ribs to hips, worn especially in past centuries by women
Yuki's grandmother showed her the silk corset she wore on her wedding day.
Yuki 的祖母給她看了自己結婚當天穿的絲綢束腰。
collocation: silk corset
The actress could barely breathe after lacing her corset too tightly for the film.
那位女演員為了拍片把束腰綁得太緊，幾乎無法呼吸。
collocation: lace a corset tightly
At the museum, Kofi stared at a velvet corset that resembled armour more than underwear.
在博物館裡，Kofi 盯著一件天鵝絨束腰，看起來更像盔甲而不是內衣。
Emma refused to wear a corset under her dress, saying comfort mattered more than fashion.
Emma 拒絕在洋裝下穿束腰，說舒適比時尚更重要。
The photo showed women in long skirts and tightly laced corsets at a garden party.
那張照片展示了花園派對上穿著長裙和綁緊束腰的女士們。
常見錯誤
corset — 動詞
- corsetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- corsets3rd person singular
- corseting-ing form
- corsetedpast simple
1. to put a corset on a person, or to sew stiff supports into a piece of clothing t
束腰；加骨
為某人穿上束腰或為衣物加骨架支撐
to put a corset on a person, or to sew stiff supports into a piece of clothing to give it shape
The costume designer corseted the lead actress before every performance.
服裝設計師在每場演出前都為女主角穿上束腰。
In the period drama, the maids corseted Lady Ashworth until she could hardly sit down.
在那部時代劇中，女僕們幫 Ashworth 夫人束腰束得她幾乎無法坐下。
transitive: corseted someone until [result]
The tailor corseted the bodice of the wedding gown for extra support.
裁縫為婚紗的上身加了骨架，以提供額外支撐。
Ingrid was corseted so tightly for the ball that she ate nothing all evening.
Ingrid 為了舞會被束腰束得太緊，整晚什麼都沒吃。
- lace up
focuses on tightening the cords rather than the whole act of fitting a corset
- unlace
to loosen or remove the laces of a corset
文法句型
corset + someone
corset + a garment
常見錯誤
2. to control something so tightly that it cannot grow or change freely — like a bo
束縛
像束腰一樣緊緊限制自由或發展
to control something so tightly that it cannot grow or change freely — like a body squeezed inside a corset
Small businesses in the region were corseted by outdated trade laws.
該地區的小企業被過時的貿易法規所束縛。
passive: be corseted by [restriction]
The new president promised to free businesses from the corseting rules of the previous government.
新總統承諾將企業從前任政府的束縛性法規中解放出來。
Rohan felt corseted by his family's expectations and longed to travel alone.
Rohan 感到被家人的期望所束縛，渴望獨自去旅行。
Critics argued that the school's strict dress code corseted students' self-expression.
批評者認為學校嚴格的服裝規定束縛了學生的自我表達。
The country's press was corseted by censorship laws for over three decades.
該國的新聞媒體被審查法規束縛了三十多年。
- stifle
broader; can mean to suffocate physically or to suppress something
- restrict
more neutral and far more common; lacks the vivid squeezing image of 'corset'
- straitjacket
stronger; suggests complete immobilisation, especially of an economy or system
文法句型
corset + someone/something
be corseted by + something
用法筆記
Frequently passive. Often used of economies, societies, or abstract freedoms rather than physical things.