words to describe a person
Appearance
长相：handsome, good-looking, athletic, muscular, fat, overweight, pretty, beautiful, good-looking, attractive, plain, slim, plump, thin, skinny 头发： pigtail辫子 curly hair, wavy hair卷发 straight hair直发 spiky hair 短而直的头发bold 秃发bun 头髻bunches 两个马尾辫center parting 中分fringe刘海hairdo, hairstyle 发型parting 头发的分印crew cut平头
spiky hair 刺头，板寸头parted hair 分头
pigtails(US braids) 两个编的辫子plait(US braid) 一个编的辫子ponytails 一个马尾辫shoulder-length hair 齐肩的头发side parting 偏分
脸庞： a beauty spot 美人痣 a double chin 双下巴 a haggard face 瘦削的面孔
a pale complexion 肤色暗淡的 a roman nose 鹰钩鼻high – bridged nose 高鼻梁
noble nose 好看的鼻子flat nose 塌鼻子
dark brow eyes 深棕色的眼睛freckles 雀斑hazel eyes 淡褐色的眼睛high cheek bones 高高的颧骨
plump cheeks, chubby cheeks 胖乎乎的脸蛋pointed chin 尖尖的下巴
slightly tanned 肤色较深的thick bushy eyebrows 浓密的眉毛
胡须 a clean-shaved fac刮得光洁的脸 a goatee beard山羊胡子beards 胡须bristles/stubble 胡须茬儿moustache 胡须(唇上部)
体型 a short person矮个子 a tall person 高个子 build体格 height 身高of medium height中等身材的 a lean person 瘦子 a man of stout build 矮胖的人 fatty, a fat person 胖的 gentle and graceful 窈窕
healthy and strong 健壮的 lanky 瘦长 robust 强壮的 slight of figure 身材瘦小的 slim 苗条的 stout 结实的, 矮胖的
thin and small 瘦小 to get fat 长胖
描述年龄的词汇
sixty years old 六十岁in one’s thirties 三十来岁 about/around forties 大约四十岁 nearly fifties 年近五十in one’s early twenties 二十出头
be one’s age 在某人的年纪时 be of the same age 同龄 approach old age/middle age/the age of boyhood 年近老年/中年/少年 boys of preschool age/teen age 学龄前/十几岁的男孩 girls between the ages of twelve and twenty 12至20岁之
间的女孩 from the age of two 从2岁起 be past thirty (years of age) 年过三十 be over age/under age 超龄/未成年
用于描述人物的句型
He is the person who can always tell jokes.
He looks like a businessman.
He always wears a stern look. But people who are familiar with him know that he is quite soft in his inner heart.
He is so warm-hearted that
From her face, we can guess she has gone through many hardships.
In terms of appearance, my father is kind of average. He is medium build. with black and curly hair. His eyes are small and not so bright. But he always wears a friendly smile on his face, which makes him pretty approachable.
You can use all the commendatory/complimentary words to describe him, such as, handsome, charming, sexy… His appearance is really attractive, muscular body, handsome face, nearly 6 feet and 4 inches tall, with a flyaway blond hair.
She is tall, slim and very shapely.
Her manners are exquisite. She has an erect carriage and easy bearing.
She is tall and slender, with perfect skin, icy blue eyes, and thick golden hair swept back neatly.
She has an air of natural composure.
Personality & characteristic
Positive
confident自信的 modest谦虚的 brave, kind, friendly, generous大方的
honest, independent独立的 reliable可信赖的 patient, outgoing外向的
sensitive敏感的 decisive果断的 ambitious有野心的 punctual守时的
sociable善于社交的，合群的 easygoing好相处的 gentle, thoughtful善解人意的understanding, optimistic乐观的 frank坦率的 diligent 学习刻苦的optimistic 乐观的humorous 幽默的warm-hearted 热心的honest诚实的upright 耿直的responsible 有责任感的popular有人缘的
attractive 有吸引力的unselfish 无私的modest 谦逊的tolerant 容忍的
gentle 文雅的courageous 有勇气的dedicated 忠诚老实的industrious 辛勤的painstaking 刻苦的generous 慷慨的thrifty 节俭的smart 聪明的hardworkin好学的curious 有好奇心的independent 有独立性的kind, nice 友善的lovely 可爱的
cute 伶俐的frank 坦率的skillful and patient 循循善诱的caring 理解人的
gentle and understanding 温柔体贴的industrious 勤劳的having a sense of responsibility 有责任感的learned 博学的full of humor 风趣的experienced 有经验的
having high prestige and universal respect 德高望重的versatile, gifted 多才多艺的
negative
big-headed自命不凡的 bad-tempered, grumpy, moody, cranky坏脾气的
bossy专横的 dull无趣的，迟钝的 dishonest envious, jealous嫉妒的fussy,picky挑剔的 impatient lazy rude mean小气的 stubborn固执的Careless greedy贪婪的 aggressive cruel pessimistic 悲观的
selfish 自私的cowardly 胆怯的self-satisfied 自满的fool-hardy 莽撞的
miserly 吝啬的
Attire
Jumper 套头外衣 blouse宽松上衣，女装衬衫 tight-fitting健身服 tights紧身衣Sweater毛线衫 evening suit/dress晚礼服 tailcoat燕尾服 cardigan开襟羊毛衫Waistcoat马甲 petticoat衬裙 bow tie蝴蝶结领结 V-necked V领型 polo-neck 高圆领 high/low-collared高/低领的 sleeveless无袖的 light-colored darkish plain无花纹的 pin-striped细条纹的 checked格子花纹的 striped
条纹的 tightly-bound紧身的 well-dressed properly-dressed in good taste Decent得体的，大方的 elegant雅致的 trendy流行的 edgy前卫的 exotic异国情调的 in style正流行 glamour魅力 taste 品味 temperament气质
Go with搭配
形容一个女孩子“有气质”英语怎么说
1 女孩子「有气质」、「气质美」可以说: She has an aura of elegance.请见以下二例
1）. Rei is one of my ideal role models of beauty. She has an aura of elegance and mystery about her.
( 瑞，是我心仪的美女典范，有气质美与神秘感。)
2）. …Prettiest female skater under 18 I picked Ann Patrice because she has an aura of elegance about her and when she smiles her whole face seems to light up. ..
( 18 岁以下的漂亮溜冰选手中，我挑选了安．帕翠丝，因为她有气质。)
2 女孩子「有气质」也可以说: a girl with class. 请见以下四例：1）I like a girl with class, smiles, and the mutual appreciation of adventure, health, and the finer things in life.
(我喜欢有气质的女孩，有笑容，以及彼此都能欣赏冒险、健康及生活中的美好事物。)
2）His Ideal Lady: "I like a girl with class. You know what I mean, she would choose TC over IHOP anyday. She should also be straightforward about how she feels....
(他理想中的女人：我喜欢有气质的女孩，你知道我的意思，任何时候她都会选择上馆子而不是吃路边摊....)
3）Personally, I try and date girls with class. (probably why I' m single) And if this little fiasco upset you, you should probably look for classy girls too. You may ask, “Striegel, where do I find classy ladies?”
(我个人是想交有气质的女孩–这也许是为什么我还单身 ....)
4）. A girl with class is a girl who doesn't dare to be the same but dares
to be different, dares to step out of the cloud and rather walk on top of it she wants ....
(有气质的女孩不是她也敢跟人家一样，而是敢跟人家不一样 .... )
以上前三个例子的「气质」也有「品味」、「格调」的意味，而第四例则有「有个性」的意味。
3 跟个性有关的气质英文叫"temperament", 如「性格与气质」可以说: character and temperament，如：
1. ... His inner character and temperament show that he is not warlike by nature nor do they suggest that he desires the status of a mighty imperial ruler.
(...他內在的性格与气质显示本质上他不好战，也看不出他想成为武功显赫的君主。)
2. ... it is a person's character and temperament that matters (more so than ability and relative intelligence) ...
( 一个人的性格与气质最要紧-- 比能力和智力更重要。)
他们「气质不同」，这里的气质，英文可以说: disposition and nature ，例如：
1. But look a little deeper and you find that each of us is like a fingerprint; no two are exactly alike. Everyone is unique in character, disposition and nature. Like each of us, a dance school has a personality all its own.
(深入了解后你会发现就像指纹，每个人的个性、气质都是独一无二的...)
2. The crescent ... symbolises the influence of feminine disposition and nature on the well-being of the society and State. ...
(新月象征女性气质对社稷邦国福祉的影响。)
4. 要根据语境选词
例如“她有一种与生俱来的高贵气质”可译为she holds a built-in
elegance/nobleness。此例中“气质”的翻译被虚化了。也可不用虚化处理。比如“他虽然衣衫褴褛，但却有种潇洒从容的气质”这句话，可译为：Despite his shabbyness, he wears a free and unrestrained air。再如“她这个人看上去一点气质都没有”或可译为she looks so vulgar。
5 至于「有钱沒气质」可以说: have lots of money but lack class，请间下例：
There was a time when a 5-star hotel was an acceptable substitute for a home away from home, and a meeting place for people having class, sophistication and culture. Instead today, these bastions of luxury are swamped by hordes who have an abundance of money but lack class. (曾经有一家五星级饭店被我们当作是另一个家，是有品味、有涵养的人士聚会的地方。而如今这些豪华的场所则充斥着一大批有钱沒气质的
家伙。)
6 有「领袖气质」、「领袖魅力」可以说: charisma；影歌星受欢迎、有人气也叫charisma。分別见下面两例：
1. Some politicians have charisma, others do not.(…有些政治人物有领袖气质，有些则无。)
2. Eminem has charisma, Detroit has character.
( 阿姆有人气，底特律有个性。)
7 男性丰度翩翩、有气质，可以说: debonair，如：
John Barrymore ... who is remembered both for his roles as a debonair leading man and for his interpretations of Shakespeare' s Richard III and Hamlet.
( ..大家都记得他担任丰度翩翩、有气质的男主角，以及[成功的]诠释/ 演出莎士比亚的理察三世和哈姆雷特。)
8時尚女人的「高贵气质」，或所谓的「上流美」，可以說: chic，「时尚」和「高贵」，是所谓「上流美」的两大要素。
参见下面诸例：
Jones: "It's chic. It has the 'I roll around in money' signature."....
( 很有高贵气质，散发「我在钱堆里打滚」的气味。)
It's chic and upscale and fits perfectly with the mall's image. ....
(很有气质、很高档，非常适合这个购物中心的形象。)
It's chic and it's stylish, a retro heart warmer filled with likable characters ....
(这地方很有气质，又有格调，复古温馨，到处都是气味相投的人。) 「气质」、「肉麻」之类的抽象名词、形容词等不像苹果、西瓜、马克杯等具体名詞，比较难在英文里找到完全的对应词(equivalent)，但在翻译时如能依语境（context）所提供的讯息來寻找英文在同样环境下对应的表达法，也可以找到相当接近的说法。