单词 | blond, blonde |
例句 | blond, blonde adjective •blond hair:fair, light, yellow, flaxen, golden, platinum, ash blond, strawberry blond, tow-colored | bottle blond, bleached, peroxide. ANT dark.USAGE blond, blonde The spellings blond and blonde correspond to the masculine and feminine forms in French. Although the distinction is usually retained in Britain, American usage since the 1970s has generally preferred the gender-neutral blond. The adjective blonde may still refer to a woman's (but not a man's) hair color, though use of the noun risks offense (•See that blonde over there? ): the offense arises from the fact that the color of hair is not the person. The adjective applied to inanimate objects (wood, beer) is typically spelled blond.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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