buttoned

/ˈbʌt.ən/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌtənd] /ˈbʌt.ən/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌtənd] /ˈbə-tᵊn How to pronounce button (audio)/ (ame, mw)

buttoned — adjective

  • buttonedpositive
  • more buttonedcomparative
  • most buttonedsuperlative

1. fastened by closing the buttons on a piece of clothing

1.形容詞B1
釋義

fastened by closing the buttons on a piece of clothing

例句

Kenji kept his coat buttoned while waiting for the late bus in the wind.

keep + garment + buttoned

At the funeral, Manuela wore a dark cardigan fully buttoned over her black dress.

fully buttoned — completed state

同義詞
  • fastened

    the broadest choice for anything closed or secured; 'buttoned' specifies the kind of fastener

  • done up

    common in everyday speech for clothes; slightly less precise than 'buttoned'

  • closed

    simple and general, but it does not show that buttons are involved

反義詞
  • unbuttoned

    the direct opposite, with the buttons left open

  • open

    contrasts the closed state but is less specific about how the clothing is open

文法句型

buttoned + noun (coat / shirt / jacket)

be + buttoned

keep/leave + garment + buttoned

用法筆記

Used for clothes that actually close with buttons. It often appears after 'be,' 'keep,' or 'leave' to describe the finished state.

常見錯誤

He kept his backpack buttoned.
He kept his backpack zipped.
💡most backpacks close with zippers, not buttons.
She left her belt buttoned too tight.
She left her belt buckled too tight.
💡belts use buckles, not buttons.

buttoned — verb