malnourished

/ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmælˈnɜːrɪʃt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmal-ˈnər-isht -ˈnə-risht/ (ame, mw)

malnourished — adjective

  • malnourishedpositive
  • more malnourishedcomparative
  • most malnourishedsuperlative

1. describes a person or animal whose body has grown weak after a long time without

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a person or animal whose body has grown weak after a long time without enough food, or after living on a diet missing important nutrients

例句

Doctors found several malnourished children in the camp during the winter survey.

attributive: malnourished + [person noun]

After months at sea, the rescued dog looked malnourished and could barely stand.

predicative: look + malnourished

同義詞
  • undernourished

    Often stresses not getting enough food in total; malnourished also covers poor diet quality

  • underfed

    More direct and informal; often used for animals or children

  • starved

    Much stronger and more extreme; suggests severe lack of food

反義詞
  • well-nourished

    Receiving enough food and nutrients to stay healthy

  • well-fed

    More everyday and less medical in tone

文法句型

attributive: malnourished + noun

predicative: be/look/seem + malnourished

用法筆記

Common in health reports, aid work, and medical writing. Broader than hungry, which describes a temporary feeling, and can suggest poor diet quality as well as too little food.

常見錯誤

❌I missed breakfast, so I felt malnourished by noon.
✅I missed breakfast, so I felt hungry by noon.
💡malnourished describes an ongoing unhealthy condition, not a short-term feeling.