1530s, original meaning "pitchfork," from Old North French croche "shepherd's crook," variant of croc "hook" (see crochet); meaning "region where the body forks" is 1590s.
例文
1. Glover kicked him hard in the crotch .
グローヴァーは彼の股間を激しく蹴った。
2.They were too long in the crotch .
股間が深すぎる。
3.There 's a hole in the crotch .
股間に穴が開いている。
4.These jeans are too tight in the crotch .
このジーンズの股間がきつすぎる。
5.The low crotch of the vest revealed a stiff shirt bosom of white and pink stripes.