A corset is a very tight piece of underwear that wraps around a woman's middle. It has stiff bones or other hard pieces sewn in, so it holds the waist in and changes the shape of the body.

A corsetcorset（束腹）， is a very tight piece of underwear是一種非常緊的內衣， that wraps around a woman's middle包住女性的腰腹。It has stiff bones or other hard pieces sewn in裡面縫了硬骨架或其他硬的支撐物， so it holds the waist in讓腰部收緊， and changes the shape of the body也改變身體的線條。

Women wore it especially in the past, when a small waist was the fashionable look — though actually it was not only for looking thin. For a long time it was simply what 'proper' clothes were built on, and many kinds of women wore some version of it, not only rich ones.

Women wore it especially in the past女性以前特別會穿它， when a small waist was the fashionable look那時候小蠻腰是流行的樣子—— though actually it was not only for looking thin不過其實不只是為了看起來瘦。For a long time it was simply what 'proper' clothes were built on有很長一段時間，『得體』的衣服就是建立在它之上， and many kinds of women wore some version of it各種女性都會穿某種版本的它， not only rich ones不只是有錢人。

Today you still see corsets, but more as fashion, stage dress, or a special outfit, not as everyday underwear. It is an old-fashioned or costume word unless you are talking about history or style.

Today you still see corsets今天你還是看得到corset， but more as fashion, stage dress, or a special outfit但比較是當成時尚、舞台服，或特殊裝扮， not as everyday underwear而不是日常內衣。It is an old-fashioned or costume word這是個有點過時、比較像戲服用語的字， unless you are talking about history or style除非你在講歷史或時尚。

There is a rare verb too, to corset someone, meaning to lace them into one, or, by a stretch, to hold something in very tightly.

There is a rare verb too也有一個少見的動詞， to corset someoneto corset someone， meaning to lace them into one意思是幫某人把它繫緊穿上， or, by a stretch, to hold something in very tightly或者引申成把某樣東西箍得很緊。