suntanned
suntanned — adjective
- suntannedpositive
- more suntannedcomparative
- most suntannedsuperlative
1. describes skin that has become brown and healthy-looking after spending time in
describes skin that has become brown and healthy-looking after spending time in the sun — for example, calling someone's suntanned shoulders or arms a sign they have been outdoors a lot.
Kasia's suntanned arms showed how much time she had spent planting flowers in her garden.
suntanned + body-part noun (arms)
Esme wore a white sundress that made her suntanned shoulders stand out against the fabric.
After three weeks of cycling through Vietnam, Niran's suntanned legs were a deep brown colour.
The old fisherman's suntanned face was covered in tiny wrinkles from years at sea.
Kwame saw pale stripes on his suntanned feet where his sandal straps had blocked the sun.
- tanned
more common and general; 'suntanned' adds emphasis that the sun caused the colour
- bronzed
suggests a deeper, richer brown colour, often with admiration
- sun-kissed
more poetic and lighter; suggests a gentle, attractive tan
文法句型
suntanned + body-part noun
用法筆記
Always describes an attractive or healthy-looking result, not a painful sunburn. The adjective is most often placed before a body-part noun such as arms, shoulders, legs, face, or back.
常見錯誤
suntanned — noun
1. the condition of having skin that has turned brown through time spent in sunligh
the condition of having skin that has turned brown through time spent in sunlight — for example, being complimented on your suntanned after a holiday, or noticing that someone's suntanned has faded over winter.
After four days on the Inca Trail, Kabir and his friends were all deeply suntanned.
predicative: be + deeply + suntanned
Hannah's suntanned back stood out against the pale sand of the beach towel.
attributive: suntanned + body-part noun (back)
Naoko's face was heavily suntanned from months of cycling to work through Tokyo's summer heat.
By the end of the cruise, Yael looked more suntanned than anyone in her group.
文法句型
be/look + deeply/heavily/lightly + suntanned
suntanned + body-part noun (back/arms/face/shoulders)
用法筆記
Although the source lists 'suntanned' as a noun, in natural English the word functions primarily as an adjective. It is most often used predicatively after 'be', 'look', or 'appear' (e.g. 'they were suntanned'), or attributively before a body-part noun (e.g. 'suntanned shoulders'). The noun form 'suntan' (or simply 'tan') is the standard choice for referring to the result of sun exposure.