clean-shaven

clean-shaven — adjective

1. describes a man who shaves his face so that no beard, moustache, or stubble rema

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a man who shaves his face so that no beard, moustache, or stubble remains, leaving the skin smooth.

例句

Theo arrived for the job interview looking neat and clean-shaven.

collocation: neat and clean-shaven

The librarian was a tall man with a clean-shaven face and kind eyes.

attributive: clean-shaven face

同義詞
  • shaven

    less specific; can describe any part of the body that has been shaved, not just the face

  • beardless

    focuses only on the absence of a beard; does not imply the person shaved — they may naturally grow no beard

  • smooth-faced

    more informal; can also describe someone with naturally smooth skin or no wrinkles

反義詞
  • bearded

    having a full beard on the lower part of the face

  • unshaven

    having stubble or a beard because the person has not shaved recently

  • stubbly

    covered with short, rough hair that has grown back since last shaving

文法句型

be + clean-shaven

clean-shaven + noun

用法筆記

Almost always describes a man's face. Often contrasted with terms like 'bearded,' 'stubbly,' or 'with a moustache.' Can be used both attributively (a clean-shaven man) and predicatively (he was clean-shaven).

常見錯誤

❌After shaving, my face feels clean-shaving.
✅After shaving, my face is clean-shaven.
💡'clean-shaven' is an adjective expressing a state, not a present participle describing an action.
❌She has a clean-shaven face.' (implying she shaves her face like a man)
✅She has smooth, hair-free legs after shaving.
💡'clean-shaven' strongly implies a man's beard; for women's body hair, use different phrasing.