instep
instep — 名詞
- instepsingular
- instepsplural
1. The raised, curved area on the upper middle surface of your foot, stretching fro
腳背
腳趾到腳踝間的隆起部位
The raised, curved area on the upper middle surface of your foot, stretching from your toes toward the lower leg. In footwear, the same word names the matching section of a boot, trainer, or sock that covers this spot.
Theo hurt his instep after kicking a football with the wrong part of his foot.
Theo 用錯誤的腳部位置踢到足球，結果傷到了腳背。
collocation: in [one's] instep
Yuki chose sandals with a strap across the instep so they would not slide off.
Yuki 選了一雙腳背有可調節帶子的涼鞋，這樣走路時才不會滑掉。
collocation: across the instep
These hiking boots have extra padding over the instep to prevent blisters on long walks.
這個品牌的登山靴在腳背部位加了額外的襯墊，長途行走時可預防長水泡。
The doctor pressed gently on the instep of Amara's right foot to check for swelling.
醫生輕輕按壓 Amara 的右腳腳背，檢查是否有腫脹。
- arch
Often used interchangeably but 'arch' usually refers to the curved underside of the foot, not the top surface.
- sole
The bottom, flat part of the foot that touches the ground.
用法筆記
Frequently paired with a possessive or 'of'-phrase (e.g. 'the instep of her left foot'). In shoe-fitting contexts, a 'high instep' means the top of the foot is unusually arched.