英文词源
- halter (n.)
- Old English hælfter "rope for leading a horse," from Proto-Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch halfter), from suffixed form of PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve). Also "hangman's noose" (mid-15c.). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended to the tops themselves.
中文词源
halter：马的笼头，女式露背装的绕颈系带
来自古英语haelftre,牵马绳，马笼头，来自PIE*kelp,握住，抓住，词源同helm,helve.引申词义女式露背装的绕颈系带。
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