a piece of women’s underwear, fitting the body tightly, worn especially in the past to make the middle part look smaller （尤指旧时妇女束腰的）紧身内衣 a piece of clothing that fits the body tightly, worn to support a weak or injured back （尤指旧时妇女束腰的）紧身内衣 He has taken to jogging in a corset. 他喜欢穿着紧身胸衣慢跑。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, diminutive of cors ‘body’, from Latin corpus. The sense ‘close-fitting undergarment’ dates from the late 18th cent., by which time the sense ‘bodice’ had mainly historical reference.