bi·ki·ni
noun/bɪˈkiːni/
/bɪˈkiːni/
- a piece of clothing in two pieces worn for swimming and lying in the sun
Topics Clothes and Fashionb2一件衣服分成两片,用于游泳和晒太阳时穿的衣服 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- skimpy
- tiny
- string
- …
- bottoms
- briefs
- top
- …
Word Origin1940s: named after Bikini, where an atom bomb was exploded in 1946 (because of the supposed ‘explosive’ effect created by the garment).