bikini

名词 n.
/bɪˈkiː.ni/    /bɪˈki.ni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brief, often minimalistic two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
    — Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "
  2. A brief bathing suit covering only the pelvis (equivalent to the bottom portion of a two-piece bikini), worn by any gender.
    — We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.
  3. Brief underpants or trousers that reach to the hips rather than the waist and have high cut leg holes.
    — Boxer shorts, knitted briefs, and bikinis are the most popular styles in shorts, formerly called “drawers.”

词形变化

bikinis plural

词源

Etymology tree
Marshallese pik
Marshallese ni
Marshallese Pikinnibor.
German Bikinibor.
English Bikinibor.
French Bikini
French bikinibor.
English bikini
From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
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