1、英语描写人之常用词(一)相貌体型英语描写人之常用词(一)相貌体型外貌外貌 Physical Appearance 对人物外表描写。同时,肖像的描写并不是一次性的,注意人物经过时间的推移、环境的变迁,或与人接触后,其外貌可能发生的转变。例文1Robert is 21 years old. He is about 5 feet ,9 inches tall . His face is long and narrow . His eyes are green. His hair is light brown. He doesnt look very Italian. He smiles a litt
2、le and usually has a friendly look on his face . He isnt fat and he isnt thin. His build is average.译文罗伯特21岁了,他身高大约5.9英尺,脸瘦瘦长长的,绿眼睛。浅棕色的头发,看起来不大像意大利人。他总是面带微笑,非常友好。他不胖也不瘦,中等身材。注释1 当我们描写一个人的体型的时候,我们也可以分为以下两个部分:(1) 体格(build):fat 肥胖的; thin 瘦的; slim 苗条的; overweight 超重; slight 瘦小的; well-built身材魁梧。A. She i
3、s a slim girl, while her boyfriend is well-built.她很苗条,她的男朋友很魁梧。B. She is a little overweight, so she decided to lose weight.她有一点超重,所以她打算减肥。(2) 身高(height)medium height 中等身材; average height 一般身材; below average 低于平均身高; tall 高的; short 矮的; tallish 有些高的; middle-sized 身高中等的; of medium height 中等身材; 1.78 met
4、ers 身高1.78米.A. He used to be middle-sized, but when he is getting old , he is becomeing short.他原本是中等身材,但随着年龄的增长,她变矮了。注释2 在描写面部容貌的时候,可以从脸型、头发、五官入手。1. 脸型(face):round 圆的; thin 瘦的; long 长的; square 方的。A. She eats too much these days , so her face is getting round .她最近吃得太多了,所以她的脸变圆了。2. 头发(hair):(1) 发型(hai
5、r style): straight 直的; curly 卷发的; pigtails 辫子; crew cut 平头; bald秃头的。A. Her hair is brown and curly.她有着一头棕色而卷曲的头发。(2) 发色(hair color):jet-black 乌黑的; fair 金色的; blonde 淡黄色的; golden 金黄色的; dyed 染色的; brunette 浅黑色的; mousey 灰褐色的; chestnut 栗色的.A. She is a beautiful girl with fair hair.她是一个金发美女。3. 五官:(1) 眼睛(ey
6、e):deep-set 深陷的; sunken 凹陷的; bulging/protruding 凸出的; eyelashes 睫毛; eyebrows 眉毛.A. His eyes are deep-set because he has worked till midnight for a long time.他的眼睛深陷,因为他这段时间经常工作到深夜。B. He had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen.她有一双我从未见过的漂亮蓝眼睛。(2) 鼻子(nose):long 长的; straight 挺直的; big 大的; small 小
7、的; flat 扁平的; hooked 钩状的.A. He was born a hooked nose.他天生是鹰钩鼻。B. His nose is very big, so he doesnt like it.他的鼻子很大,所以他不喜欢它。(3) 嘴部(mouth):tooth 牙齿; even 整齐的; uneven 不整齐的; chin下巴。A. When he laughs, we see his even teeth.当他笑的时候,我们看见他有一口整齐的牙齿。B. She has a double chin.她有双下巴。注释3 一个人的服饰也是外貌的重要组成部分,所以对服饰的描写也
8、很重要。服饰(dress):smart 潇洒的; scruffy 邋遢的; well-dressed 衣着华丽的; casual 随便的; conservative 不显眼的; elegant 优雅的; fashionable 时髦的; suave 文雅的; untidy 不整洁的.A. He looks casual just wearing a tweed suit.他穿了一件花格子衬衫,看上去很随便。注释4. 另外,人的神情也能体现一个人的形象。笑容(smile):bright 欢快的; broad 无所顾忌的; charming 可爱的; cunning 狡猾的; faint 不明显的
9、; happy 高兴的; pleasant令人愉快的; sad 伤心的; sweet 甜蜜的; pleased 满意的; grinning 露齿而笑的; smirking 傻笑的; friendly 友好的; warm 温暖的,热情的; cold 不热情的.A. Because of his high scores, he smiles brightly.因为他得了高分,所以笑得很灿烂。B. A friendly smile will help you to win others heart.友好的笑容能帮助你赢得别人的心。C. She is charming when she smiles.她笑起来的时候很可爱。