The stomach — the place where food goes and where you feel hungry, full, or sick.

The stomach胃 — the place where food goes食物進去的地方, and where you feel hungry, full, or sick也是覺得餓、飽、或不舒服的地方。

It is a gentle, warm word, first learned by very small children, and it stays useful all your life for soft or slightly private talk about the body. Parents and nurses use it with children ('Does your tummy hurt?'), adults use it with each other in a light way ('my tummy's rumbling'), and it is the normal polite word for the front of the body between chest and hips, especially the soft part — 'a flat tummy', 'tummy fat'.

It is是 a gentle, warm word一個溫和親切的字, first learned by very small children很小的小孩最先學會的, and而且 it stays useful all your life一輩子都用得到, for soft or slightly private talk about the body用在輕柔或有點私密地談論身體的時候。 Parents and nurses use it with children父母和護理師會對小孩這樣說 ('Does your tummy hurt?')（「你的小肚肚會痛嗎？」）, adults use it with each other in a light way大人之間也會輕鬆地這樣說 ('my tummy's rumbling')（「我的肚子在叫了」）, and it is the normal polite word for the front of the body between chest and hips而且這是指胸部和臀部之間身體前面部位的正常禮貌用語, especially the soft part尤其是柔軟的部位 — 'a flat tummy', 'tummy fat'像「平坦的小腹」、「肚子上的肥肉」。

That last use is interesting: in fitness and beauty writing, English chooses 'tummy' over 'stomach' or 'belly' on purpose, because 'tummy' sounds kind and not shaming. It is common in both Britain and America, and unlike 'tum' it does not sound old-fashioned.

That last use is interesting最後這個用法很有意思: in fitness and beauty writing在健身和美容的文章裡, English chooses 'tummy' over 'stomach' or 'belly' on purpose英文故意選用 tummy 而不是 stomach 或 belly, because 'tummy' sounds kind and not shaming因為 tummy 聽起來親切、不會讓人覺得丟臉。 It is common in both Britain and America在英國和美國都很常見, and unlike 'tum'而且不像 tum, it does not sound old-fashioned聽起來不會過時。

Note it means the whole soft front area in ordinary use, not only the stomach organ that doctors mean.

Note要注意, in ordinary use在日常用法裡 it means它指的是 the whole soft front area整個柔軟的前面部位, not only不只是 the stomach organ that doctors mean醫生說的胃這個器官。