The bikini came as a *bombshell in 1946. It was devised by French fashion designer Louis Reard, who named the creation after the Pacific Ocean *atoll, where the American government *detonated the first postwar nuclear bomb.
1946年，比基尼引起了轟動，它是由法國時裝設計師Louis Reard設計的。Louis Reard以太平洋的一個環狀珊瑚島為自己設計的這款泳衣命名，美國政府曾在該島引爆了戰后的第一枚原子彈。

The *skimpy, two-piece swimsuit is an aftereffect of fabric rationing during World War II, when the American government directed that the cloth used in women’s beachwear should be reduced by 10 percent to *conserve fabric.
這種小而暴露的分體式泳衣是二戰期間紡織品定量供應的產物。當時，美國政府為節省紡織品，規定用于生產女士海灘裝的布料需減少10%。

Claimed as the world’s smallest bathing suit on its launch, the bikini was initially banned in conservative Catholic countries. It didn’t rise in popularity until the 1950s, when screen icons, including French movie star Brigitte Bardot, were photographed in them.
比基尼剛剛面世時，號稱是世界上最小的泳裝，最初在保守的天主教國家遭禁。直到二十世紀五十年代，當包括法國電影明星碧姬•巴杜等在內的銀幕明星們身穿比基尼拍攝影片時，比基尼才開始流行。

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