bowlegged
bowlegged — 形容詞
- bowleggedpositive
- more bowleggedcomparative
- most bowleggedsuperlative
1. describes a person whose legs curve outward at the knees, leaving a gap between
O型腿的
膝蓋向外彎曲的腿型
describes a person whose legs curve outward at the knees, leaving a gap between the lower legs when the feet are together
Theo's grandfather walked with a bowlegged gait after decades of working on horseback.
Theo 的祖父因為幾十年都在馬背上工作，走路時帶著 O 型腿的步伐。
collocation: bowlegged gait
Esteban noticed his toddler was mildly bowlegged, but the doctor said it would correct itself.
Esteban 注意到他的幼兒有點 O 型腿，但醫生說腿會自然變直。
pattern: be + mildly/severely bowlegged
The tailor adjusted the trousers carefully for the bowlegged customer, altering the inner seam.
那位裁縫仔細為 O 型腿的顧客修改褲子，調整了內側接縫。
Soraya's bowlegged stance meant her riding boots wore down unevenly on the outer edges.
Soraya 的 O 型腿站姿導致她的馬靴在外側磨損不均。
Many babies appear bowlegged when they first start walking, then their legs straighten naturally.
許多寶寶剛開始學走路時看起來有 O 型腿，之後雙腿會自然變直。
- bandy-legged
same meaning, but less common in modern everyday speech
- knock-kneed
the opposite leg shape — knees turn inward and touch while the feet are apart
文法句型
be + bowlegged
bowlegged + noun (e.g. bowlegged stance)
用法筆記
Bowlegged is an adjective describing a person or their posture. The noun bowlegs (plural) refers to the condition itself: "The child has bowlegs, not rickets."