backless
backless — 形容詞
- backlesspositive
- more backlesscomparative
- most backlesssuperlative
1. (of a dress, top, or swimsuit) cut so that the wearer's back is mostly bare inst
露背的
衣服款式讓背部大部分裸露
(of a dress, top, or swimsuit) cut so that the wearer's back is mostly bare instead of covered by fabric.
Rohan wore a long backless gown to his sister's wedding in Taipei.
Rohan 穿了一件長版露背禮服去台北參加他姊姊的婚禮。
attributive: backless + gown/dress/top
The shop window displayed a silk backless dress with thin shoulder straps.
店家櫥窗裡展示一件搭配細肩帶的絲質露背洋裝。
Theo felt cold all evening because her backless top had no fabric below the shoulders.
Theo 整晚都覺得冷，因為她的露背上衣肩膀以下完全沒有布料。
Designers showed several backless swimsuits at the summer fashion show in Milan.
設計師在米蘭夏季時裝秀上推出了幾款露背泳裝。
plural attributive use in fashion writing
The actress chose a black backless dress for the awards ceremony.
那位女演員選了一件黑色露背洋裝出席頒獎典禮。
- backless dress
- backless gown
- backless top
- backless swimsuit
- backless evening dress
- low-backed
less extreme; back is cut low rather than fully open
- open-backed
near-synonym; common in clothing catalogues
- high-backed
of garments, covering the back fully up to the neckline
文法句型
backless + noun (clothing item)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun for clothing). Distinguish from sense 2: here the item still has a front and sides, but the back panel is missing or very low.
常見錯誤
2. (of a stool, bench, or seat) made without any upright support behind, so the per
無靠背的
椅凳沒有椅背可倚靠
(of a stool, bench, or seat) made without any upright support behind, so the person sitting on it has nothing to lean against.
Lior sat on a tall backless stool at the kitchen counter and ate his noodles.
Lior 坐在廚房中島旁一張高的無靠背高腳凳上吃麵。
attributive: backless + stool/bench/seat
The temple hall had rows of long wooden backless benches for the visitors.
寺廟大殿擺了好幾排沒有靠背的長木凳供香客使用。
After an hour on the backless chair, Aunt Rosa's lower back started to ache.
在無靠背的椅子上坐了一小時後，Rosa 阿姨的下背部開始發痛。
The new café uses small backless seats so customers do not stay too long.
新開的咖啡店用小張的無靠背座椅，讓客人不會待太久。
plural attributive in furniture description
Dr. Jin warned that a backless stool gives no support to the spine.
田中醫師提醒，無靠背的高腳凳完全無法支撐脊椎。
- backless stool
- backless bench
- backless chair
- backless seat
- backless bar stool
- armless
different feature absent (the arms, not the back); both can apply to a chair
- stool-style
informal description for any seat lacking a backrest
- high-backed
having a tall backrest, e.g. a high-backed armchair
文法句型
backless + noun (seat or bench)
用法筆記
Always attributive before a furniture noun (stool, bench, seat, chair). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about the absence of a backrest on furniture, not about exposed skin on a wearer.