c. 1300, "belt around a horse's body," from Old Norse gjore "girdle, belt, hoop," from Proto-Germanic *gertu- (cf Gothic gairda "girdle"), from the same source as girdle and gird. Sense of "measurement around an object" first recorded 1640s.
雙語例句
1. a man of enormous girth
腰圍很粗的男人
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.
他認(rèn)識的一位女孩對他越來越粗的腰身說三道四,這讓他心里很不痛快。
來自辭典例句
3. This tree is 3 meters in girth.
這棵樹周長有三公尺.
來自辭典例句
4. Owing to my girth he could never have closed them about me lower.
由于我腰圍很大,他不可能在往下的身體部位挾住我.
來自辭典例句
5. For instance, it may foster lateral growth in girth, instead of longitudinal growth.