The language for physical descriptions in English is quite specific depending on the physical characteristic you are describing.
根据所描述人的外貌特征,英语中的外貌描述是非常具体的。
When giving physical descriptions, the two most common verbs to use are BE and HAVE, however, they are quite specific.
描述一个人的外貌特征时,最常用的两个词是 BE 和 HAVE,但这两个词的使用也十分明确。
We use BE for: height, weight, skin colour.
什么时候用BE:描述身高、体重、肤色
We use HAVE for: hair (length), hair (style), hair (colour) and facial features.
什么时候用HAVE:头发(长短)、发型、头发颜色以及面部特征
Height 身高
Short - Medium height - Tall
矮—中等—高
Weight 体重
Skinny - Thin - Slim - Medium weight - chubby - fat - overweight - obese
骨瘦如柴—瘦—苗条—中等身材—圆胖—胖—超重—肥胖
Skin Colour 肤色
Fair-skinned - Tanned - Dark-skinned
皮肤白皙—古铜色的—皮肤黝黑
Hair (Length) 头发(长短)
Short - Medium length - Long
短—中等—长
Hair (Style) 发型
Straight - Wavy - Curly
直的—波浪式的—卷的
Facial Features 面部特征
Beard - Black Eye - Moustache - Pimples
胡须—黑色眼睛—小胡子—粉刺
Other Features 其他特征
Mole - Scar - Wart - Wrinkles
痣—疤痕—疣—皱纹
• Chris is medium height. Chris中等个头。
• Tanya has blonde hair. Tanya有着金发。
• Albert is overweight. Albert超重了。
• Donna has curly hair and is tanned. Donna有着一头卷发和古铜色的皮肤。
• Patrick has a long beard and he also has a black eye right now. Patrick留着长胡子,有双黑色的眼睛。
• Tony is tall and has medium length hair. Tony很高,头发不算长。
If you want to combine hair characteristics together in the same sentence, then the structure is:
如果想把头发长短、发型、颜色包含在一句话中,句子遵循以下结构:
Length + Style + Colour + Hair
• Michael has short curly black hair. Michael有着黑色的卷发,而且很短。
• Mary has long wavy brown hair. Mary的头发是棕色的波浪形长发。