grey-haired

grey-haired — adjective

1. describes a person whose hair has turned grey or white, usually because they are

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a person whose hair has turned grey or white, usually because they are getting older

例句

Evelyn, now grey-haired and in her seventies, still walks to the market every morning.

predicative use after a comma

The grey-haired woman at the shoe shop helped Amihan find the right size.

attributive use before a noun

同義詞
  • white-haired

    more precise when hair is fully white rather than mixed grey

  • silver-haired

    more poetic or flattering tone

  • grizzled

    usually describes a mix of grey and dark hair on men, especially in facial hair

反義詞

文法句型

grey-haired + noun

be + grey-haired

用法筆記

Commonly used predicatively (after be/become/look) or attributively (before a noun). The spelling grey-haired follows British English; American English prefers gray-haired.

常見錯誤

❌She is a grey hair woman.
✅She is a grey-haired woman.
💡The compound adjective needs a hyphen and the -ed suffix.