gaunt

单词音标

gaunt音标[gɒ:nt]

汉语翻译

a. 瘦削的, 憔悴的, 荒凉的

词型变化

名词:gauntness副词:gauntly形容词比较级:gaunter*高级:gauntest

英语解释

形容词 gaunt:

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

同义词：bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

例句

Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.

骨瘦如柴的身材又细又瘦，骨骼突出的

The old house stood gaunt and empty, a complete ruin.

那栋旧房子荒凉空洞地伫立着，像一堆废墟。

详细解释

gaunt

adj.（形容词）

gaunt.er,gaunt.est

Thin and bony; angular.See Synonyms at lean 2

瘦弱的：瘦的，瘦骨嶙峋的；骨瘦如柴的参见 lean2

Emaciated and haggard; drawn.

消瘦的，憔悴的；细长的

Bleak and desolate; barren.

凄凉的，偏僻的；贫瘠的

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

perhaps from Old French gant

可能源自 古法语 gant

[possibly of Scandinavian origin]

[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】

gaunt.ly

adv.（副词）

gaunt.ness

n.（名词）