afro
afro — 名詞
- afrosingular
- afrosplural
1. A hairstyle created by letting tightly curled hair, especially of the type Black
阿福羅頭
自然捲曲的厚實圓形髮型
A hairstyle created by letting tightly curled hair, especially of the type Black people commonly have, grow freely into a full, ball-like form.
The dancer's afro swayed as she practiced her routine in front of the studio mirror.
那位舞者的阿福羅頭隨著她在鏡子前練習舞步而擺動。
The Watanabe twins both decided to grow out their hair into afros.
渡邊家的雙胞胎都決定把頭髮留成阿福羅頭。
The hairdresser carefully shaped the young woman's afro into a perfect round form.
美髮師仔細地將那位年輕女性的阿福羅頭塑造成完美的圓形。
Many people in the 1970s wore their hair in large afros as a fashion statement.
一九七〇年代，許多人頂著大大的阿福羅頭作為時尚宣言。
The model's natural afro was admired by everyone during the fashion show.
那位模特兒的自然阿福羅頭在時裝秀上受到所有人的讚賞。
用法筆記
The word is sometimes capitalised (Afro), especially when the hairstyle is discussed in the context of Black cultural identity and the civil rights movement.
afro — 形容詞
- afropositive
- more afrocomparative
- most afrosuperlative
1. Relating to the tightly curled hair texture that many Black people naturally hav
阿福羅髮
非洲裔自然捲曲的頭髮
Relating to the tightly curled hair texture that many Black people naturally have, used before nouns such as 'hair' or 'hairstyle'.
The barber specialised in cutting Afro hair and knew exactly how to handle each curl.
那位理髮師專門處理阿福羅髮，很清楚如何打理每一縷捲髮。
attributive use: Afro hair
After years of straightening, the teenager decided to embrace her natural Afro hair.
在拉直多年之後，那位青少年決定接納自己天生的阿福羅髮。
The salon offers special treatments designed for Afro hair textures.
這間沙龍提供專為阿福羅髮質設計的特別護理。
Magazines now show a wider range of Afro hairstyles than ever before.
現在的雜誌比以往展示了更多樣的阿福羅髮型。
The children have beautiful Afro hair that their mother cares for with pride.
孩子們有漂亮的阿福羅髮，母親自豪地打理著。
- natural
broader meaning; includes any unprocessed hair, not specifically the tightly curled texture of Black people's hair
用法筆記
This adjective is used only before a noun — you cannot say 'Her hair is Afro'; instead say 'She has Afro hair' or 'Her hair is like an afro'.