Tanned describes skin that has gone darker or browner because the sun has been on it. It is not the colour a person is born with — it is a change, and it fades after a few weeks indoors. Because of that, tanned often carries the story of where someone has been: back from a beach holiday, working outside all summer, playing sport.

Tanned tanned describes skin形容皮膚 that has gone darker or browner變得比較深、比較黑, because the sun has been on it因為曬過太陽。It is not the colour a person is born with它不是天生的膚色 — it is a change這是一種變化, and it fades after a few weeks indoors而且待在室內幾個禮拜後就會褪掉。Because of that正因如此, tanned often carries the story of where someone has beentanned常常帶著「這個人去過哪裡」的故事: back from a beach holiday剛從海邊度假回來, working outside all summer整個夏天在外面工作, playing sport打球運動。

In Britain, America, and Australia, "You look tanned!" is a compliment, suggesting health, rest, and time off. This is worth pausing on, because in Taiwan the feeling is often the opposite — many people work hard to stay pale, and 曬黑 can sound like bad news. Neither feeling is right or wrong, but the same sentence lands very differently in the two places, so listen to who is speaking.

In Britain, America, and Australia在英國、美國和澳洲, 'You look tanned!'「You look tanned!」 is is a compliment是一種稱讚, suggesting health, rest, and time off暗示著健康、放鬆和休假。This is worth pausing on這點值得停下來想一想, because in Taiwan the feeling is often the opposite因為在台灣，感覺常常剛好相反 — many people work hard to stay pale很多人努力想要保持白皙, and 曬黑 can sound like bad news「曬黑」聽起來反而像壞消息。Neither feeling is right or wrong兩種感覺都沒有對錯, but the same sentence lands very differently in the two places但同一句話在這兩個地方聽起來會很不一樣, so listen to who is speaking所以要留意是誰在說。

Tanned can also describe an animal skin that has been turned into leather, which is a completely separate sense from the beach one — the same word doing a different job.

Tanned tanned can also describe也可以形容 an animal skin that has been turned into leather已經製成皮革的獸皮, which is a completely separate sense from the beach one這跟海邊曬黑的意思完全是兩回事 — the same word doing a different job同一個字做著不同的工作。

Softer words: someone slightly tanned might be called sun-kissed (gentle, positive); someone very dark from the sun might be deeply tanned or, in Australian and British speech, bronzed. Compare it with sunburnt, which means red, sore, and damaged — tanned is brown and not painful.

Softer words比較柔和的說法: someone slightly tanned might be called sun-kissed稍微曬黑一點的人可能會被說是sun-kissed (gentle, positive)（帶點陽光吻痕，溫柔又正面）; someone very dark from the sun might be deeply tanned曬得很深的人可能會被說是deeply tanned or, in Australian and British speech, bronzed或者在澳洲和英國口語裡叫做bronzed（古銅色）。Compare it with sunburnt拿它跟sunburnt比較一下, which means red, sore, and damaged指的是曬紅、曬痛、曬傷 — tanned is brown and not painfultanned是曬成褐色，不會痛。