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(shí)穿著短褲短衫在田間勞動(dòng)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(gè)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.