girdle
/ˈɡɜːdl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɜːrdl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgər-dᵊl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɡɜː.dəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɝː.dəl/ (ame, ipa)
girdle — 名詞
- girdlesingular
- girdlesplural
1. a tight stretchy undergarment that women pull on around the hips and stomach to
塑身束腹
女性穿在內層的塑身彈性內衣
a tight stretchy undergarment that women pull on around the hips and stomach to make their figure look slimmer or to support the body after surgery.
Sirin pulled on a thick girdle under her wedding dress to smooth her waistline.
Sirin 在婚紗下穿了一件厚厚的塑身束腹來修飾腰線。
wear under fitted clothing for a smoother silhouette
The doctor told Lara to wear a soft girdle for six weeks after her stomach surgery.
醫生告訴 Lara 在腹部手術後要穿著柔軟的塑身束腹六個星期。
post-surgical support context
In the 1950s most grandmothers owned at least one tight rubber girdle.
1950 年代大多數的祖母至少擁有一件緊身的橡膠塑身束腹。
Ayesha squeezed into a control girdle before slipping on the silk dress.
Ayesha 先把自己擠進塑身束腹，再套上那件絲質洋裝。
- corset
tighter, stiffer, often laced — historical or formal evening wear
- shapewear
modern umbrella term, covers girdles plus newer stretchy garments
- foundation garment
formal industry term for any shaping underwear
文法句型
wear a girdle
put on a girdle
用法筆記
Subject is usually female; the word is dated in casual speech and largely replaced by 'shapewear' or 'Spanx' in modern Taiwan-relevant English media.
常見錯誤
2. a narrow band of fabric or cord knotted at the waist on top of a robe, mostly se
腰帶；束帶
綁在長袍外面的長條布或繩
a narrow band of fabric or cord knotted at the waist on top of a robe, mostly seen now on monks, priests, or in stories about earlier centuries.
The monk knotted a simple rope girdle over his brown robe before morning prayers.
那名僧侶在晨禱前，把一條樸素的繩製腰帶繫在棕色僧袍外面。
religious dress context
Hugo painted the medieval knight with a silver girdle and a sword hanging from it.
Hugo 把那位中世紀騎士畫成腰繫銀色腰帶、佩劍懸掛其上的樣子。
historical / artistic context
Roman soldiers fastened their tunics with a leather girdle to keep the cloth in place.
羅馬士兵用一條皮製腰帶束緊軍服，好讓布料保持服貼。
The actress in the Shakespeare play wore a gold girdle around her green velvet gown.
那位演莎士比亞戲劇的女演員在綠色天鵝絨長袍外繫了一條金色腰帶。
文法句型
tie a girdle around
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (modern shaping underwear): this sense is worn on the outside, visible over the clothing, and tied rather than pulled on.
3. a ring of something that goes all the way around something else, used in a liter
環狀圍繞物
完整圍住某物的一圈，多為文學用語
a ring of something that goes all the way around something else, used in a literary or geographic way — for example a chain of mountains around a valley, or trees around a lake.
A green girdle of pine forest runs all the way around the small mountain lake.
一圈翠綠的松樹林環繞著那座山中的小湖泊。
geographic ring of vegetation
Tall steel fences form a girdle of security around the embassy compound in Geneva.
高聳的鋼製圍籬在日內瓦的大使館外形成一圈嚴密的維安屏障。
metaphorical security ring
From the plane, Jason could see a thin girdle of cloud wrapped around the volcano's peak.
Jason 從飛機上可以看見一圈薄薄的雲層繞著那座火山的山頂。
The old city sits inside a stone girdle of medieval walls built in the 1300s.
那座古城坐落在 1300 年代興建的一圈石造中世紀城牆之內。
文法句型
a girdle of [noun]
用法筆記
Often follows the pattern 'a girdle of [plural noun]' where the second noun names what forms the ring (forest, walls, mountains, cloud). Mostly written, rarely spoken.
4. in anatomy, a curved set of bones in the body that joins the arms to the chest (
肢帶；骨環
連接四肢與軀幹的環狀骨組
in anatomy, a curved set of bones in the body that joins the arms to the chest (the shoulder girdle) or the legs to the spine (the pelvic girdle).
The biology teacher pointed to the pelvic girdle on the model skeleton in the classroom.
生物老師指著教室裡人體模型上的骨盆帶。
anatomy teaching context
Ife broke her shoulder girdle when she fell off the horse at the riding school.
Ife 在馬術學校從馬背上摔下來時摔斷了肩帶。
medical injury context
Birds have a much lighter pelvic girdle than humans, which helps them fly.
鳥類的骨盆帶比人類輕得多，這幫助牠們飛行。
The surgeon studied the X-ray of the patient's shoulder girdle before planning the operation.
外科醫師在規劃手術前仔細研究了病人的肩帶 X 光片。
- pelvis
the lower bone ring specifically, in everyday and medical use
- pectoral girdle
technical synonym for 'shoulder girdle' used in textbooks
- hip bone
informal partial equivalent of the pelvic girdle
文法句型
the pelvic girdle
the shoulder girdle
用法筆記
Almost always paired with 'pelvic' or 'shoulder' — bare 'girdle' in an anatomy context is rare and would confuse readers.
常見錯誤
girdle — 動詞
- girdlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- girdles3rd person singular
- girdling-ing form
- girdledpast simple
1. to form a complete ring around something, like a forest going all the way around
環繞；圍繞
完整圍住某地，多用於文學描寫
to form a complete ring around something, like a forest going all the way around a hill or a wall going all the way around a city — a literary word, mostly used in writing.
Tall pine trees girdle the small Swedish village where Noa spent her summers as a child.
高大的松樹環繞著那座瑞典小村莊，Noa 童年時的夏天就是在那裡度過的。
literary: trees ringing a place
Ancient stone walls still girdle the old centre of the Italian hilltop town.
古老的石牆至今仍環繞著那座義大利山頂小鎮的舊城中心。
passive-like literary usage with walls as subject
Coral reefs girdle the small island, keeping the inner lagoon calm even in storms.
珊瑚礁環繞著這座小島，即使遇到風暴，內側的潟湖也能保持平靜。
A wide moat once girdled the medieval castle, but today only a dry ditch remains.
一條寬闊的護城河曾經環繞著那座中世紀城堡，如今只剩一道乾涸的壕溝。
文法句型
girdle + noun (object)
be girdled by + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually a natural feature (trees, reefs, mountains) or built structure (walls, moat); the object is the thing being enclosed. Mostly used in written or descriptive prose; avoid in casual speech — say 'go around' or 'surround' instead.
常見錯誤
2. in forestry, to kill a tree slowly by cutting a strip of bark all the way around
環剝樹皮
繞樹幹一圈剝皮使其枯死的林業作法
in forestry, to kill a tree slowly by cutting a strip of bark all the way around the trunk so that water and food can no longer move up and down inside the tree.
Liang taught the new forest workers how to girdle invasive trees instead of cutting them down.
Liang 教新進的林務工人用環剝樹皮的方式處理外來樹種，而不是直接砍掉。
forestry management context
If you girdle an oak in early spring, it usually dies slowly over the next two summers.
如果你在早春時環剝一棵橡樹的樹皮，它通常會在接下來的兩個夏天慢慢枯死。
conditional + time-frame for the technique
Park rangers girdle non-native pines so that local plants can grow back in the open light.
公園管理員以環剝樹皮的方式處理外來松樹，好讓本地植物能在陽光下重新生長。
The farmer girdled three large maples to clear space for the new apple orchard.
那位農夫環剝了三棵大楓樹的樹皮，好騰出空間種植新的蘋果園。
文法句型
girdle + tree
用法筆記
Object is a tree or trees, almost never any other plant. Often appears alongside 'bark' or 'trunk' in nearby sentences. Distinguish from sense 1 (general 'surround'): this sense is a specific, intentional cutting action.