A soft, babyish word for the stomach — the part of your body where food goes. It is a shortened, friendly form of 'tummy', which is itself a child's version of 'stomach'. British English much more than American.

A soft, babyish word一個軟綿綿、孩子氣的說法 for the stomach指的是肚子 — the part of your body where food goes身體裡食物進去的那個部位。It它 is是 of 'tummy'「tummy」的 a shortened, friendly form一個縮短、親切的講法，which而「tummy」本身 is itself又是 a child's version of 'stomach'「stomach」的兒童版說法。British English英式英文 much more than American遠比美式英文常用。

You hear it from parents talking to small children ('Is your tum sore?'), and you hear adults use it about themselves in a light, joking way, usually about eating too much or about a soft belly: 'a bit of a tum'.

You你 hear it會聽到 from parents talking to small children父母對小小孩講的時候（'Is your tum sore?'「你的肚肚痛痛嗎？」），and而 you你 also hear也會聽到 adults大人 in a light, joking way用輕鬆、開玩笑的方式 use it about themselves講自己的事，usually通常 about eating too much or about a soft belly是關於吃太多或肚子軟軟的：'a bit of a tum'「有點小肚肚」。

It is never used in a doctor's office, in writing, or in any serious situation — if you say 'the pain is in my tum' to a doctor, it will sound like you are pretending to be four years old. Slightly old-fashioned even in Britain; 'tummy' is far more common, and 'tum' has a cosy, nursery feeling to it.

It它 is never used從來不會用 in a doctor's office在診間裡、in writing在書面文字裡、or或 in any serious situation在任何正式場合 — if you say如果你說 'the pain is in my tum'「我的肚肚痛」 to a doctor對醫生說，it聽起來 will sound like你會像是 you are pretending to be four years old在裝四歲小孩。Slightly old-fashioned即使在英國 even in Britain也算有點老派；'tummy'「tummy」 is far more common遠比較常用，and而 'tum'「tum」 has a cosy, nursery feeling to it帶著一種溫馨的、育嬰房式的味道。