white-haired
white-haired — 形容詞
1. having hair that has become white or grey, typically because of old age.
白髮的
因年老而頭髮花白的
having hair that has become white or grey, typically because of old age.
A white-haired woman slowly walked her small dog through the park every afternoon.
一位白髮婦人每天下午都帶著她的小狗慢慢地穿過公園。
attributive position: a white-haired [person]
The white-haired librarian helped Minh find a book on local history.
那位白髮的圖書館員幫 Minh 找到一本關於當地歷史的書。
Ravindra's white-haired uncle still climbs mountains every weekend at the age of seventy.
Ravindra 那位白髮的舅舅七十歲了，每個週末還是去爬山。
Jessica described her white-haired grandfather as the kindest person she had ever known.
Jessica 說她那位白髮的祖父是她認識最善良的人。
- grey-haired
more common for hair that is grey rather than fully white; slightly more neutral
- silver-haired
more poetic or complimentary; often used in descriptions of elegant older people
- white-headed
less common; usually describes birds or animals rather than people
文法句型
white-haired + noun (attributive)
be/look/become + white-haired (predicative)
用法筆記
Frequently used before nouns describing people or animals. Sometimes used about prematurely greying hair, but usually implies advanced age.
常見錯誤
2. being the favorite or most cherished person in a group, family, or organization.
受寵的
在群體中最受喜愛的
being the favorite or most cherished person in a group, family, or organization.
After closing three big deals, Caleb became the white-haired boy of the sales team.
成交了三筆大訂單之後，Caleb 成了業務團隊的寵兒。
idiomatic expression: the white-haired boy
Jiwoo had always been her grandfather's white-haired child, the one who could do no wrong.
Jiwoo 向來是爺爺最疼愛的孩子，做什麼都不會挨罵。
The coach treated Asher as his white-haired boy, giving him extra practice each week.
教練把 Asher 當作自己的得意門生，每週都給他額外的練習時間。
Mathieu was the white-haired boy in his band because he wrote all their original songs.
Mathieu 是樂團裡的寵兒，因為所有原創歌曲都是他寫的。
- fair-haired
the direct synonym; 'fair-haired boy' is used identically in the same figurative sense
- favorite
more general and common; does not carry the idiomatic fixed-phrase requirement
- darling
warmer, more affectionate; can describe both people and things
文法句型
the white-haired boy/girl/child (attributive before noun of person)
用法筆記
Appears almost exclusively in the fixed phrases white-haired boy, white-haired girl, or white-haired child. This figurative sense is less common than the literal sense and is marked as informal. Do not confuse with the literal meaning of having white hair.