belly dance

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To perform a belly dance.

词形变化

belly dances plural bellydance alternative belly-dance alternative belly dances present,singular,third-person belly dancing participle,present belly danced participle,past belly danced past bellydance alternative belly-dance alternative

词源

词源 1
Calque of French danse du ventre, equivalent to belly + dance. First attested in English in 1889, in an article about that year's Exposition Universelle in Paris in the November 22 edition of the Yorkshire Factory Times: "A café in the Rue du Caire attracted 2,000 spectators daily to see the ‘belly dance’, and realised a total of 400,000 francs." Early sources also used the French term danse du ventre as-is.
词源 2
Calque of French danse du ventre, equivalent to belly + dance. First attested in English in 1889, in an article about that year's Exposition Universelle in Paris in the November 22 edition of the Yorkshire Factory Times: "A café in the Rue du Caire attracted 2,000 spectators daily to see the ‘belly dance’, and realised a total of 400,000 francs." Early sources also used the French term danse du ventre as-is.
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