straight-backed

straight-backed — 形容詞

1. having the back held upright rather than bent, curved, or slouching.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

腰背挺直

背部伸直、姿勢端正

having the back held upright rather than bent, curved, or slouching.

例句

Quan sat straight-backed through the entire piano recital.

整場鋼琴演奏會裡，Quan 都坐得腰背挺直。

sit straight-backed for an upright seated posture

The straight-backed dining chairs made the small cafe look formal.

那些腰背挺直的餐椅，讓這間小咖啡館看起來很正式。

common attributive use with chairs

同義詞
  • upright

    the broad everyday word for a posture that is not bent forward

  • erect

    more formal and often stresses deliberate good posture

  • ramrod-straight

    stronger and more vivid, suggesting very stiff posture

反義詞
  • stooped

    bent forward, often from age, tiredness, or weakness

  • slouched

    sitting or standing in a loose, drooping way

  • hunched

    curved forward with the shoulders pulled in

文法句型

a straight-backed chair

sit straight-backed

stay straight-backed

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as 'chair', 'rider', or 'figure'. After linking verbs, it emphasizes an erect posture rather than a relaxed or slouched one.

常見錯誤

❌The straight-backed road crossed the desert.
✅The road was straight.
💡'Straight-backed' is used for people, animals, or objects that actually have an upright back section.