苗条

• 拼音: miáo tiao
• 汉字拆解: 苗 = 艹 (grass radical) + 田 (field) — young, slender plant; 条 = 夂 (step) + 木 (wood/tree) — a slender strip, branch

含义

Slender; slim; willowy. Describing a person — especially a woman — with an attractively slim and well-proportioned figure.

A positive aesthetic descriptor for a slim, well-proportioned body shape. Unlike 瘦 (thin), which can imply unhealthiness, 苗条 always carries a positive connotation of elegant slimness. Commonly used in everyday conversation and media. In contemporary usage, it is sometimes paired with health discourse around diet and exercise. Primarily applied to women, though it can describe men in certain contexts.

例句

1. 她保持苗条身材的秘诀不是节食，而是多年坚持的清淡饮食习惯和每天早晨雷打不动的晨练。
2. 这位舞蹈演员身形苗条、动作优雅，台上的每一个姿态都散发出长期严格训练所塑造的艺术气质。
3. 社会对女性'苗条'的审美标准在不同时代有着明显的差异，当代心理学研究越来越关注这种审美压力对女性自我认同的影响。

用法指南

语境: appearance, fashion, health, compliments, daily conversation

语气: positive

正确说法

• 她产后不到一年便恢复了苗条的身材，主要得益于科学的产后康复训练和营养师为其量身定制的均衡饮食计划。(She regained her slender figure in less than a year after giving birth, largely thanks to scientifically designed postnatal rehabilitation training and a balanced dietary plan tailored for her by a nutritionist.)
• 时装设计师在接受采访时坦言，行业长期以来对苗条身材模特的偏好已逐渐受到挑战，多元化的身材审美正在重新塑造时尚界的选角标准。(The fashion designer candidly admitted in an interview that the industry's long-standing preference for models with slender figures has gradually come under challenge, and a more diverse aesthetic of body types is reshaping casting standards in the fashion world.)

错误说法

• 将'苗条'用于形容极度消瘦或不健康的体型 — 苗条特指优雅、健康的纤细，与'瘦骨嶙峋'或'过于消瘦'有本质区别，后者应用'消瘦''骨感过度'或'营养不良'来描述 (Do not use 苗条 to describe extreme thinness or an unhealthy body type — 苗条 specifically denotes elegant, healthy slimness, which is fundamentally different from 瘦骨嶙峋 or excessive thinness; the latter should be described using 消瘦, 过度骨感, or 营养不良)

起源与历史

苗 = 艹 (grass radical) + 田 (field) — a young, slender plant; 条 = 夂 (walk slowly) + 木 (wood/tree) — a long, slender strip or branch. Together: tall, slender, and graceful like a young plant — describing an elegantly slim figure.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal