gauntly

IPA/ˈɡɔːnt.li/
IPA/ˈɡɑːnt.li/

gauntly — 副詞

1. so that someone looks very thin and bony, the way a person can appear when sick

1.副詞C2
釋義

憔悴；枯瘦

形容因病或飢餓而瘦削憔悴的樣子

so that someone looks very thin and bony, the way a person can appear when sick or without enough food.

例句

After months in the hospital, Mauricio looked gauntly thin in his old shirt.

在醫院待了好幾個月後，Mauricio 穿著舊襯衫顯得枯瘦憔悴。

gauntly + adjective (gauntly thin)

Reuben stared gauntly at the empty soup pot after three days without food.

三天沒進食後，Reuben 憔悴地盯著空空的湯鍋。

verb + gauntly (stared gauntly)

同義詞
  • haggardly

    stresses a tired, worn-out look more than thinness itself

  • skeletally

    emphasizes an extreme, bone-thin appearance

  • emaciatedly

    rare and clinical; points to severe wasting from starvation or disease

反義詞
  • robustly

    suggests a strong, healthy, well-fed look — the opposite impression

  • plumply

    describes a rounded, well-nourished appearance

文法句型

gauntly + adjective

verb + gauntly

用法筆記

Most often modifies adjectives of thinness ('gauntly thin', 'gauntly hollow') or verbs of looking and standing; it carries a sense of illness or hunger, so it is rarely used of objects or of healthy slimness.

常見錯誤

❌The model looked gauntly slim on the runway.
✅The model looked gauntly thin after her illness.
💡'gauntly' suggests an unhealthy, ill thinness, not an attractive slimness.
❌She had a gauntly face.
✅She had a gaunt face.
💡'gauntly' is an adverb; use the adjective 'gaunt' before a noun.