gauntness
gauntness — 名詞
1. the state of looking extremely thin and bony, with a hollow or drawn appearance
憔悴；瘦削
因病或飢餓造成的極度消瘦
the state of looking extremely thin and bony, with a hollow or drawn appearance in the face, usually resulting from illness, hunger, or prolonged suffering
The gauntness in Kian's face after weeks in hospital alarmed his family.
Kian 住院數週後臉上的憔悴讓他的家人感到驚慌。
gauntness + in [body part] + after [cause]
The charity worker was struck by the gauntness of the children in the refugee camp.
那名慈善工作者被難民營中孩子們的瘦削模樣深深震撼。
Beatriz's long sleeves could not hide the gauntness of her thin wrists.
Beatriz 的長袖遮不住她細瘦手腕的憔悴。
Ramón's gauntness worried his teammates, who remembered how strong he used to be.
Ramón 的瘦削讓隊友們擔心，他們還記得他從前多麼強壯。
The photographer captured the gauntness of the old man's hollow cheeks and sunken eyes.
攝影師捕捉到那位老人凹陷雙頰與深陷眼窩的憔悴。
- emaciation
more clinical and extreme, used in medical contexts
- haggardness
adds a sense of exhaustion and worry beyond just thinness
- boniness
less formal, focuses specifically on visible bones
- plumpness
healthy fullness, opposite of gaunt thinness
- fleshiness
having a substantial amount of body flesh
文法句型
gauntness + of + [body part/person]
possessive + gauntness
用法筆記
Unlike 'thinness' or 'slimness', gauntness always implies a negative cause such as illness, hunger, or hardship. Often describes the face or visible body parts. Not used for healthy or attractive slimness.