flaxen

IPA/ˈflæksn/
IPA/ˈflæksn/

flaxen — 形容詞

  • flaxenpositive
  • more flaxencomparative
  • most flaxensuperlative

1. describing hair that is a soft pale gold color, sometimes close to light brown

1.形容詞C2
釋義

淡金色的

尤指頭髮呈柔和淺金色

describing hair that is a soft pale gold color, sometimes close to light brown

例句

Theo brushed his daughter's flaxen hair before the school photo.

Theo 在拍學校照片前，先替女兒梳好淡金色頭髮。

flaxen + hair

Ari's flaxen curls shone almost white in the summer sun.

Ari 的淡金色捲髮在夏日陽光下亮得近乎發白。

flaxen + curls

常見搭配
  • flaxen hair
  • flaxen curls
  • flaxen braid
  • flaxen locks
  • flaxen beard
同義詞
  • blond

    the usual everyday word for light yellow hair or for a person with that hair color

  • fair-haired

    slightly more formal or old-fashioned; focuses on light hair rather than a straw-colored shade

  • golden

    suggests a warmer, brighter shine than the softer color implied by 'flaxen'

反義詞
  • dark-haired

    general opposite for someone whose hair is dark rather than light

  • black-haired

    more specific opposite when the hair is clearly black

文法句型

flaxen + hair/curls/locks/braid

be + flaxen

用法筆記

Usually used for hair rather than for yellow objects in general. It often appears in descriptive or literary writing, especially before words like 'hair', 'curls', or 'locks'.

常見錯誤

She wore a flaxen coat to the party.
She wore a pale yellow coat to the party.
'Flaxen' is mostly used for hair, not for ordinary objects or clothes.
The child has flaxen eyes.
The child has flaxen hair.
This word normally describes hair color rather than eye color.

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常用片語

  • flaxen hair
  • flaxen curls
  • flaxen braid