footbinding

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age. countable,historical,uncountable
    — More recent studies have shown that foot-binding was likely practiced not purely for the sake of marriage, but also to keep girls at home and engaged in handicrafts, such as spinning cotton, in order to contribute to their family’s income.
  2. The material used to bind feet for this reason. countable,uncountable

词形变化

footbindings plural foot binding alternative foot-binding alternative

词汇关系

相关词
lotus foot

词源

From foot + binding.
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