spectacled

/ˈspek-ti-kəld How to pronounce spectacled (audio) also -ˌti-kəld/ (ame, mw)

spectacled — 形容詞

  • spectacledpositive
  • more spectacledcomparative
  • most spectacledsuperlative

1. shown with glasses on, especially as part of how a person's appearance is descri

1.形容詞C1
釋義

戴眼鏡的

外表上帶著眼鏡的

shown with glasses on, especially as part of how a person's appearance is described

例句

The spectacled receptionist checked our names before opening the clinic door.

那位戴眼鏡的接待員核對了我們的名字,才打開診所的門。

spectacled + person noun in a concrete setting

Mira sketched the spectacled old man reading alone by the window.

Mira 畫下那位戴眼鏡的老人,他正獨自坐在窗邊看書。

spectacled + old man in descriptive writing

同義詞
  • bespectacled

    more formal and slightly old-fashioned

  • glasses-wearing

    more neutral and transparent, especially in modern writing

  • four-eyed

    informal and often insulting, so not a neutral substitute

文法句型

a spectacled teacher

the spectacled man

spectacled + person noun

用法筆記

Mostly placed before a noun in descriptive writing about someone's appearance. In everyday conversation, speakers usually say 'wearing glasses' instead of choosing this adjective.

常見錯誤

A spectacles man opened the gate.
A spectacled man opened the gate.
💡use the adjective 'spectacled' to describe the person, not the plural noun 'spectacles'.
She is a spectacle lawyer in the photo.
She is a spectacled lawyer in the photo.
💡'spectacle' is a noun; the adjective form is 'spectacled'.

2. describing an animal that has ring-like marks around the eyes, making it look as

2.形容詞C2
釋義

有眼斑的

眼周有眼鏡狀斑紋的

describing an animal that has ring-like marks around the eyes, making it look as if it were wearing glasses

例句

The spectacled bear scratched its back against a wet tree trunk.

那隻有眼斑的熊把背靠在濕樹幹上搔癢。

spectacled + animal name

Our guide pointed to a spectacled owl hiding above the river bank.

嚮導指著河岸上方躲著的一隻有眼斑的貓頭鷹。

spectacled + bird in field observation

同義詞
  • eye-ringed

    plain descriptive label for animals with a ring around the eye

  • marked

    much broader; it does not specifically imply ring shapes around the eyes

文法句型

a spectacled bear

a spectacled cobra

spectacled + animal noun

用法筆記

Most often appears in species names or field-guide descriptions. It points to markings around the eyes, not to real eyewear, and is far more common before animal nouns than on its own.

常見錯誤

The owl wears spectacles around its eyes.
The owl is spectacled, with pale rings around its eyes.
💡in zoology, the adjective describes natural markings, not actual glasses.