国内网上词典将“bootstrap”译为“拔靴带；解靴带；靴袢”。

咱没穿过靴子，不清楚这是什么东西，也不清楚是否译对。

查网络英文，有如下解释：

*Bootstrap definition, a loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on

*Tall boots may have a tab, loop or handle at the top known as a bootstrap, allowing one to use fingers or a boot hook tool to help pulling the boots on.

*A bootstrap is a small strap or loop at the back of a leather boot that enables you to pull the entire boot on.

从字面意思上说，翻译为“穿靴带”或“提靴带”似乎更符合英文原义。

另外一个“靴袢”，似乎也行。网上“袢”同“襻”，可以是系衣裙的带子、用布做的扣住纽扣的套，或者外形或用途类似的东西。

“bootstrap”又引申为如下意思：

*to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance

*In general parlance, bootstrapping usually refers to the starting of a self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input

*Bootstrap is a free and open-source collection of tools for creating websites and web applications

计算机或网络方面，有人根据后面的搭配译为“引导××”，意思确切与否，需专业人士判断。