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bony

UK //ˈbəʊni//US //ˈboʊni//

词源

源自中古英语 'boni',与古英语 'ban'(骨头)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根 *bainą。

adjective

❶ 形容人或动物骨骼突出、瘦削的样子,通常指因缺乏脂肪或肌肉而显得骨头明显可见。

“The stray dog was bony and malnourished.”

(这只流浪狗骨瘦如柴,营养不良。)

“Her bony fingers trembled as she held the cup.”

(她端着杯子时,骨节分明的手指在颤抖。)

❶ 形容物体坚硬、多骨或类似骨头的质地,常用于描述食物或结构。

“The soup had a bony flavor from the marrow bones.”

(汤里因为加了骨髓骨而有一种骨头的香味。)

“Be careful with the bony parts of the chicken.”

(吃鸡肉时要小心那些多骨的部分。)

同义词:skinny, gaunt, angular, skeletal, thin

常见短语

bony hand — 形容手部瘦削、骨节突出的样子,常用于描写老年人或体弱者的手。

“The old man reached out with his bony hand to take the bread.”

(老人伸出他骨节嶙峋的手去拿面包。)

bony structure — 指骨骼结构或类似骨骼的支撑框架,常用于生物学或建筑描述。

“The artist studied the bony structure of the human skull.”

(艺术家研究了人类头骨的骨骼结构。)