為何乳房有大有小?(Why are breasts different sizes?)

英國女性內衣零售商Debenhams每年都會對他們的女性顧客做市場調查以追蹤她們所穿的內褲種類。例如在2008年，市調資料指出托高內衣是有史以來女性最愛的時尚發明。但是根據2012年的市調資料顯示，現代的ㄋㄟㄋㄟ可能不需要額外增大這麼多。至少在Debenhams的顧客中，最受歡迎的內衣size從2010年以來，從34B激增到34DD。

(Each year, British lingerie retailer Debenhams surveys its female customers to keep tabs on the kinds of knickers women are wearing. In 2008, for instance, the data deemed the pushup bra as women's most beloved fashion invention of all time, but according to the survey results published in 2012, modern-day breasts might not need much additional augmentation. Among Debenhams' patrons at least, the most popular bra size had ballooned since 2010 from a 34B to a 34DD)

從單一連鎖店的市場調查並不能構成善意豐滿意象(這邊翻得很不精確)，，但是從其他不相干的統計數據也指出近幾年西方人的乳房確實變得更豐滿----且不是因為整形手術的風行。在1983年，女性貼身衣物生產商Playtex銷售報告指出，他們賣得最好的內衣從34B增大到36B，另一個指標指出美國人平均罩杯size為36C。

(A survey from a single store chain doesn't constitute a bona fide busty pattern, but other unrelated statistics also indicate that Western breasts have become more bountiful in recent years -- and not because of an uptick in cosmetic surgeries. In 1983, Playtex lingerie manufacturers reported their best-selling bra had grown from a 34B to a 36B, and another metric now pegs the average American cup size at a 36C.)

這個整體性的上升可以歸因於幾個因素，例如，女性的腰圍變粗了，女性更感興趣於合身的內衣，還有內衣品牌間缺乏統一的size標準。

(This population-wide upswing can be attributed to a number of factors, such as women's expanding waistlines, great interest in properly fitting undergarments and a lack of standardized sizing among lingerie brands)

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