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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

解带

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiě dài

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ungird/ʌnˈɡɜːd/
verbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #18500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他长途跋涉后解下了腰带。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove a girdle, belt, or band from around the body.

    "He decided to ungird his heavy leather belt after a long day of travel."
  2. 2

    To unbind, release, or free from restriction or preparedness.

    "The soldiers began to ungird themselves once they returned to the safety of the camp."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (denoting reversal or removal) combined with the Old English word gyrdan, meaning to gird or encircle with a belt. Historically used in literal contexts concerning clothing and armor, it evolved figuratively to describe relaxation, unreadiness, or the removal of emotional and physical restraints.

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