A suntan is the browner colour that pale skin turns after time in the sun. It is countable and usually goes with have or get: 'she has a lovely suntan', 'he got a suntan in Okinawa'.

A suntan suntan is the browner colour是指變得比較黑的膚色 that pale skin turns白皮膚在曬過太陽之後 after time in the sun。It is它 countable and usually goes with可數，而且通常會搭配 have or get have或get這兩個動詞: 'she has a lovely suntan'像'she has a lovely suntan', 'he got a suntan in Okinawa'或'he got a suntan in Okinawa'。

In quick speech people usually just say tan — 'nice tan!' — and suntan survives most strongly inside other words: suntan lotion, suntan oil. There is also a verb, to suntan, but it is uncommon; sunbathe (lie in the sun on purpose) is what people actually say.

In quick speech在快速的口語裡, people usually just say大家通常直接說 tan tan — 'nice tan!'像'nice tan!' — and suntan而suntan survives most strongly活得最好的地方 inside other words是在其他複合字裡: suntan lotion, suntan oil像suntan lotion、suntan oil。There is also a verb還有一個動詞, to suntan to suntan, but it is uncommon但不常用; sunbathe (lie in the sun on purpose)大家實際上會說的是sunbathe（故意躺著曬太陽） is what people actually say。

Worth knowing culturally: in much of Europe and America a suntan reads as healthy and well-travelled, which is why people lie on beaches to get one, whereas in Taiwan and much of East Asia pale skin is often preferred and people carry umbrellas to avoid exactly this. Same word, opposite feelings — so 'You've got a great suntan!' is meant as a compliment in English, even if it would not land as one here.

Worth knowing culturally文化上值得知道的是: in much of Europe and America在歐美大部分地方, a suntan曬黑 reads as healthy and well-travelled會被看成健康、常出去玩的象徵, which is why people lie on beaches to get one這也是為什麼大家會躺在海灘上曬, whereas in Taiwan and much of East Asia而在台灣和東亞大部分地方, pale skin白皮膚 is often preferred通常比較受歡迎, and people carry umbrellas to avoid exactly this大家還會撐傘正是為了避免曬黑。Same word, opposite feelings同一個字，感受卻相反 — so 'You've got a great suntan!'所以'You've got a great suntan!' is meant as a compliment in English在英文裡是稱讚的意思, even if it would not land as one here即使在這裡聽起來不算稱讚。