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girth

英 [gɜːθ] 美 [ɡɝθ]

解释

n. 周长；围长；肚带
vt. 围绕；包围
vi. 围长为
n. (Girth)人名；(英)格思；(法、德)吉尔特

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中文词源

girth 腰围

来自gird, 围，绕。

英文词源

girth (n.): c. 1300, "belt around a horse's body," from Old Norse gjorð "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.

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例句和用法

1. a man of enormous girth: 腰围很粗的男人

2. A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.: 他认识的一位女孩对他越来越粗的腰身说三道四，这让他心里很不痛快。

3. This tree is 3 meters in girth.: 这棵树周长有三公尺.

4. Owing to my girth he could never have closed them about me lower.: 由于我腰围很大,他不可能在往下的身体部位挟住我.

5. For instance, it may foster lateral growth in girth, instead of longitudinal growth.: 例如, 它可促进周围的侧向生长而代替纵向生长.