redhead
/ˈredhed/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈredhed/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈred-ˌhed/ (ame, mw) · /ˈred.hed/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈred.hed/ (ame, ipa)
redhead — 名詞
- redheadsingular
- redheadsplural
1. someone with naturally orange-brown hair, not coloured by dye but present from b
紅髮者
擁有紅褐色頭髮的人
someone with naturally orange-brown hair, not coloured by dye but present from birth
Mayumi is a natural redhead, so her skin is very sensitive to sunlight.
Mayumi 是天生的紅髮者，所以她的皮膚對陽光非常敏感。
natural redhead — born with red hair
The redhead at the counter ordered a latte with oat milk and unfolded a city map.
櫃檯那位紅髮者點了一杯燕麥奶拿鐵，然後攤開一張城市地圖。
When Tom told people he was a redhead, some joked he must have a temper.
Tom 告訴別人他是紅髮者時，有些人開玩笑說他一定脾氣暴躁。
Growing up as a redhead in Japan, Tariro learned to love his unusual appearance.
Tariro 在日本以紅髮者的身分長大，學會了喜愛自己獨特的外表。
Lin's younger sister, a redhead, draws compliments on her copper curls at the night market.
Lin 的妹妹是紅髮者，在夜市因她一頭銅色捲髮而受到稱讚。
- red-haired person
more formal and descriptive; used in official or medical contexts
- ginger
informal, common in British English; can be mildly teasing
- carrot-top
slang, often playful but can sound childish or rude depending on tone
文法句型
a [adjective] redhead
be a natural redhead
用法筆記
The term redhead is a neutral, everyday label for anyone with naturally red or orange-brown hair. For the adjective form used before a noun, see the adjective sense (sense 3).
常見錯誤
2. a duck that lives in freshwater wetlands across North America and dives for food
紅頭潛鴨
北美產的一種潛水鴨
a duck that lives in freshwater wetlands across North America and dives for food underwater, with a reddish-brown head and grey-and-black body
The redhead is a diving duck that breeds in the marshes of western Canada.
紅頭潛鴨是一種潛水鴨，在加拿大西部的沼澤地繁殖。
diving duck that breeds — species description pattern
Ornithologists track the migration of the redhead across the Great Lakes using satellite tags.
鳥類學家利用衛星標籤追蹤紅頭潛鴨穿越五大湖的遷徙路線。
The male redhead has a copper-coloured head and a grey body with a black tail.
雄性的紅頭潛鴨有銅色的頭部、灰色身體和黑色尾巴。
Unlike many other ducks, the redhead dives deep underwater to search for food.
與許多其他鴨子不同，紅頭潛鴨會潛入深水中尋找食物。
- Aythya americana
scientific Latin name; used in formal ornithology writing
文法句型
the [adjective] redhead
male/female redhead
用法筆記
This is a specialist term used by birdwatchers and ornithologists. The redhead duck (Aythya americana) is easy to confuse with the similar canvasback duck. Not needed in everyday conversation.
redhead — 形容詞
- redheadpositive
- more redheadcomparative
- most redheadsuperlative
1. having naturally orange-brown coloured hair — used only before a noun to describ
紅髮的
擁有紅褐色頭髮的
having naturally orange-brown coloured hair — used only before a noun to describe a person
A redhead girl sat in the front row, braiding her long copper hair.
一位紅髮的女孩坐在前排，編著自己一頭銅色長髮。
redhead girl — attributive use before a noun
The children's book follows a redhead princess who sails across the sea to rescue her missing grandmother.
這本童書講述一位紅髮公主乘船渡海去尋找失蹤祖母的故事。
My neighbour has a redhead baby with bright orange curls and blue eyes.
我鄰居有一個紅髮的寶寶，有著明亮的橘色捲髮和藍色眼睛。
The painting showed a redhead woman holding a basket of sunflowers beside a wooden fence.
這幅畫描繪了一位紅髮女子提著一籃向日葵站在木柵欄旁。
Pedro noticed a redhead toddler playing with a toy truck beside his mother on a park bench.
Pedro 注意到有個紅髮的幼兒正和母親一起坐在公園長椅上玩玩具卡車。
- red-haired
more flexible; can be used both before a noun and after a linking verb
- ginger
informal, common in British English; can be used attributively (a ginger child)
文法句型
redhead + noun
用法筆記
This adjective occurs only before a noun (attributive position). For predicate use — for example, 'She is redhead' — the noun form is correct: 'She is a redhead.' An alternative that works in both positions is the adjective red-haired.