lipless

lipless — 形容詞

1. describes a mouth that has very little or no visible lip tissue, so the shape of

1.形容詞C2
釋義

無唇的

沒有嘴唇或嘴唇極薄的

describes a mouth that has very little or no visible lip tissue, so the shape of the teeth or gums can be partly seen.

例句

Hao's lipless mouth made his teeth look very large when he smiled.

Hao 的無唇嘴型讓他笑的時候牙齒看起來很大。

describes natural physical appearance of a person

The old fish had a lipless mouth with rows of tiny sharp teeth showing.

那條老魚的無唇嘴巴露出一排排細小的尖牙。

animal anatomy description

同義詞
  • thin-lipped

    more common than lipless; can also suggest anger or disapproval

用法筆記

Common in descriptions of elderly people with naturally thin lips, certain animals such as lizards and fish, and in fictional character portraits. Not used as an insult or in polite face-to-face comments about a person.

常見錯誤

❌She is so lipless and ugly.
✅Her mouth is naturally lipless because her lips are very thin.
💡'lipless' is a neutral physical description, not an insult.