bodice: [16] Originally, bodice was identical with bodies – that is, the plural of body. This use of body began early in the 16th century, when it referred to the part of a woman’s dress that covered the trunk, as opposed to the arms; and it soon became restricted specifically to the part above the waist. The reason for the adoption of the plural form (which was often used originally in the phrase pair of bodies) was that the upper portion of women’s dresses was usually in two parts, which fastened down the middle. In the 17th and 18th centuries the term bodice was frequently applied to ‘corsets’. => body
1560s, oddly spelled plural of body, name of a tight-fitting Elizabethan garment covering the torso; plural because the body came in two parts which fastened in the middle. Bodice-ripper for "racy romance novel" is from 1981.
双语例句
1. I never saw so many darts in a bodice!
我从没见过紧身胸衣上纳了这么多的缝褶!
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Suddenly that pink bodice seemed to Xiangzi much less vivid.
那件粉红的卫生衣忽然——在祥子眼中——仿佛素净了许多.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
3. She was wearing a pink bodice, black trousers and white satin embroidered slippers.
她穿着件粉红的卫生衣, 下面衬着条青裤子,脚上趿拉着双白缎子绣花的拖鞋.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
4. Girth Measurement: The measurement is taken around different position in the bodice.
周量: 这个量法就是在人体净体时测量各部位总长.
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5. Gorgeous empire gown flaunts a wrap - style bodice and drawstring tie.
