hairless

/ˈheələs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈherləs/ (ame, ipa)

hairless — adjective

  • hairlesspositive
  • more hairlesscomparative
  • most hairlesssuperlative

1. having no hair or fur on the body or on a particular part of the body — for exam

1.形容詞B1
釋義

having no hair or fur on the body or on a particular part of the body — for example, a shaved leg, a bald scalp, or a breed of cat that naturally has no fur.

例句

After chemotherapy, Keiko's arms were completely hairless and sensitive to touch.

describing a temporary condition after medical treatment

The Sphynx cat is a popular breed known for its hairless body.

used before a noun

同義詞
  • bald

    strongly associated with the human scalp; rarely used for animals or plants

  • shaven

    implies the hair was deliberately removed by shaving, not naturally absent

  • smooth

    describes texture rather than absence of hair; a surface can be smooth and still have fine hair

  • glabrous

    technical term used mainly in botany and zoology; not used in everyday speech

反義詞
  • hairy

    the most common opposite, describing a person, animal, or plant with a lot of hair

  • furry

    describes animals or objects covered with thick, soft fur

文法句型

hairless + noun

be + hairless

用法筆記

Describes both temporary states such as shaved skin and permanent conditions such as natural baldness or the physical characteristics of certain animal breeds.

常見錯誤

❌My pet rabbit is bald.
✅My pet rabbit is hairless.
💡'Bald' is almost only used for the human scalp; 'hairless' can describe any body part, animal, or plant.
❌This is a hairless cat breed.
✅This cat breed is hairless.
💡Both are correct; the first puts 'hairless' before the noun, the second after a linking verb.