hourglass 的意思
沙漏; 用于计时的器具; 形状像女性腰身的物体
hourglass 的词源
hourglass(n.)
也称为 hour-glass,是一种测量时间的仪器,起源于1510年代,来自 hour(小时) + glass(玻璃,指玻璃容器)。在19世纪,这个词被广泛用于各种技术和科学领域,主要用来描述某种形状;到1897年,它还专门用来指代女性的身材曲线。
Men condemn corsets in the abstract, and are sometimes brave enough to insist that the women of their households shall be emancipated from them; and yet their eyes have been so generally educated to the approval of the small waist, and the hourglass figure, that they often hinder women who seek a hygienic style of dress. [Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, "The Story of My Life," 1898]
男人们在理论上谴责束腰,但有时也会勇敢地坚持让家中的女性摆脱束缚。然而,他们的眼睛却普遍被训练成欣赏小腰身和沙漏型身材,以至于常常阻碍那些寻求健康穿衣风格的女性。[玛丽·阿什顿·赖斯·利弗莫尔,《我的生活故事》,1898年]
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