
好词典

源自中古英语 'gaunt',可能来自古法语 'gant'(手套),引申义为'裸露的'或'瘦削的',后演变为形容瘦弱憔悴的样子。
❶ 形容人因疾病、饥饿或疲劳而显得非常瘦削,面容憔悴凹陷的样子。
“After weeks of illness, his face looked gaunt and pale.”
(几周的病痛之后,他的脸显得瘦削而苍白。)
“The refugees were gaunt from lack of food.”
(难民们因缺乏食物而面容憔悴。)
❶ 形容地方荒凉、贫瘠,缺乏生机或吸引力。
“The gaunt landscape was covered with rocks and dead trees.”
(荒凉的景色中布满了岩石和枯树。)
“They walked through the gaunt ruins of the abandoned village.”
(他们走过废弃村庄的荒凉废墟。)
gaunt face — 形容人因疾病或饥饿而面部瘦削凹陷的样子。
“The prisoner had a gaunt face after months of malnutrition.”
(囚犯因数月营养不良而面容瘦削。)
gaunt landscape — 形容荒凉贫瘠、缺乏生机的自然景色。
“The gaunt landscape of the desert stretched endlessly.”
(沙漠荒凉的景色无边无际地延伸。)