life-sized

IPA/ˈlaɪf.saɪz/
IPA/ˈlaɪf.saɪz/

life-sized — adjective

1. created at real-world dimensions to match the original person, animal, or object

1.形容詞B2
釋義

created at real-world dimensions to match the original person, animal, or object

例句

Chidi posed beside a life-sized statue of a football player.

life-sized + statue noun

The tiger in the shop window looked life-sized at night.

look + life-sized after linking verb

同義詞
  • full-size

    broader term for normal dimensions; it does not always suggest a copy of something real

  • actual-size

    often used for pictures or print that show something at its measured real size

  • true-to-scale

    more technical, stressing exact proportion rather than everyday appearance

反義詞
  • miniature

    much smaller than the real thing it represents

  • reduced-scale

    made deliberately smaller than the original

文法句型

life-sized + noun

be/look + life-sized

用法筆記

Usually describes statues, dolls, cutouts, and other representations of real people, animals, or objects. Most often used before a noun, but it can follow verbs like 'look' or 'be' when comparing a copy with the original.

常見錯誤

The horse is life-sized.
The model horse is life-sized.
💡'life-sized' describes a copy that matches a real thing, not the real animal itself.