sun-browned

IPA/sˈʌnbɹˈaʊnd/
IPA/sˈʌnbɹˈaʊnd/

sun-browned — 形容詞

1. having skin that has turned brown from spending time in strong sunlight

1.形容詞B2
釋義

曬成褐色的

因日曬而變成褐色的

having skin that has turned brown from spending time in strong sunlight

例句

After two weeks at sea, Luca came home with sun-browned arms.

Luca 出海兩週後回到家時，手臂已曬成褐色。

collocation: sun-browned arms

The gardener's sun-browned neck showed she worked outside every day.

園丁那曬成褐色的脖子顯示她每天都在戶外工作。

同義詞
  • tanned

    the most common everyday word for skin darkened by the sun

  • bronzed

    more flattering and suggests a richer golden-brown colour

  • sun-kissed

    lighter and more poetic, often suggesting only a gentle tan

反義詞
  • pale

    describes skin with little colour

  • fair

    describes naturally light skin rather than skin darkened by sun

文法句型

sun-browned + skin/body part

be/look + sun-browned

用法筆記

Most often describes skin or a body part after time outdoors. It is common before a noun, and it can also follow verbs such as be, look, or seem.

常見錯誤

❌I got sun-browned on my holiday.
✅I got tanned on my holiday.
💡'sun-browned' is usually used as an adjective to describe skin, not as the verb after 'got'.