sleeveless

IPA/ˈsliːv.ləs/
KK[slˈivlɪs]IPA/ˈsliːv.ləs/

sleeveless — adjective

  • sleevelesspositive
  • more sleevelesscomparative
  • most sleevelesssuperlative

1. describes a piece of clothing that is made without the fabric sections that cove

1.形容詞A2
釋義

describes a piece of clothing that is made without the fabric sections that cover the arms — for example, a top, dress, or jacket that leaves the shoulders and arms bare.

例句

Kim wore a sleeveless summer dress to the beach picnic.

sleeveless + [clothing type] + to/for [occasion]

The children's sleeveless shirts showed their sunburned shoulders.

同義詞
  • without sleeves

    periphrastic equivalent, less common as a pre-noun modifier

  • arm-baring

    descriptive but less common, used mostly in fashion writing

反義詞

文法句型

sleeveless + noun [clothing item]

用法筆記

Commonly used as an attributive adjective before the noun for a garment (sleeveless shirt / dress / top / jacket). Not used after linking verbs in the same way as most adjectives — a shirt is not described as 'sleeveless' in the predicate as often as it is used before the noun.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a sleeves dress for summer.
✅She bought a sleeveless dress for summer.
💡'sleeves' is the plural noun for the fabric tubes covering the arms; 'sleeveless' is the adjective meaning 'without sleeves'.
❌He wore a short sleeves shirt.
✅He wore a sleeveless shirt.
💡'short-sleeved' means the sleeves stop above the elbow, not that there are no sleeves at all.