instep

instep
noun
  1. the part of a person's foot between the ball and the ankle
    脚背;足弓
    ■the part of a shoe which fits over or under this part of a foot
    鞋面;足弓部鞋底
    ■a thing shaped like the inner arch of a foot
    形似内足弓的物件
语源
  1. late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with West Frisian ynstap 'opening in a shoe for insertion of the foot'
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