Something tapered gets narrower and narrower toward one end — like a carrot, a candle, a church spire, or the leg of a pair of trousers that is wide at the top and tight at the ankle. The narrowing is smooth and gradual, not a sudden step.

Something tapered東西 tapered 的時候， gets narrower and narrower toward one end會朝其中一端越來越窄—— like a carrot, a candle, a church spire就像紅蘿蔔、蠟燭、教堂尖塔， or the leg of a pair of trousers that is wide at the top and tight at the ankle或是褲管上寬下窄、到腳踝變緊的褲子。The narrowing is smooth and gradual這種變窄是平順漸進的， not a sudden step不是突然一階變窄。

It is mostly used before the noun: tapered trousers, tapered fingers, a tapered edge. In clothes shops it is a standard word, and 'tapered jeans' is a style you can ask for by name.

It is mostly used before the noun這個字大多放在名詞前面用： tapered trousers像 tapered trousers（窄管褲）、 tapered fingers tapered fingers（漸細的手指）、 a tapered edge a tapered edge（漸窄的邊緣）。In clothes shops在服飾店裡， it is a standard word這是個常見用詞， and 'tapered jeans' is a style you can ask for by name'tapered jeans'（窄管牛仔褲）就是可以直接指名要的一種款式。

Because it is the past participle of the verb 'taper', it can also just be the past tense in a sentence like 'the road tapered to a path' — same idea, different job in the sentence.

Because it is the past participle of the verb 'taper'因為它是動詞 'taper' 的過去分詞， it can also just be the past tense in a sentence like 'the road tapered to a path'也可以只是句子裡的過去式，像 'the road tapered to a path'（這條路漸漸變窄成一條小徑）—— same idea, different job in the sentence概念一樣，只是在句子裡的角色不同。