goatee

goatee — noun

1. a style of facial hair where a man grows hair only on his chin, often trimmed to

1.名詞B1
釋義

a style of facial hair where a man grows hair only on his chin, often trimmed to a narrow point

例句

Theo trimmed his goatee every morning before work to keep it neat.

collocation: trim a goatee

When Aiko's brother grew a goatee, their grandmother did not recognise him at first.

同義詞
  • chin beard

    more descriptive but less common than 'goatee'

  • Van Dyke

    a goatee combined with a trimmed moustache, with shaved cheeks

反義詞
  • full beard

    hair covering the entire jaw and cheeks, not just the chin

用法筆記

Often modified by adjectives describing the appearance of the beard, such as 'neat', 'grey', 'pointed', or 'trimmed'.

常見錯誤

❌He grew a goat beard.
✅He grew a goatee.
💡The correct English word for a chin-only pointed beard is 'goatee', not 'goat beard'.