Old English midhrif, from mid "mid" (see mid) + hrif "belly," from Proto-Germanic *hrefiz- (cognates: Old High German href, Old Frisian hrif "belly"), from PIE *kwrep- "body, form, appearance" (see corporeal). More or less obsolete after 18c. except in phrase to tickle (one's) midriff "to cause laughter," the word revived 1941 in fashion usage for "portion of a woman's garment that covers the belly," as a euphemistic avoidance of belly; sense inverted and extended 1970 to a belly-baring style of women's top.
雙語例句
1. He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff.
他突然感到腹部一陣劇烈疼痛。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Her tan from working outdoors in shorts and midriff tops accented the whole outfit.
她平時穿著短褲短衫在田間勞動而曬黑了的皮膚襯托得全套服飾更加鮮亮.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 廊橋遺夢
3. Marjayasana: Position stimulates the midriff area and the spinal column.
這個姿勢鍛煉腹部和脊柱.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable.