gaunt

形容词 gaunt:

1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
   同义词：bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

1. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
   骨瘦如柴的身材又细又瘦，骨骼突出的
2. The old house stood gaunt and empty, a complete ruin.
   那栋旧房子荒凉空洞地伫立着，像一堆废墟。

gaunt

adj.（形容词）
gaunt.er,gaunt.est
Thin and bony; angular.See Synonyms at lean 2
瘦弱的：瘦的，瘦骨嶙峋的；骨瘦如柴的参见 lean2
Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
消瘦的，憔悴的；细长的
Bleak and desolate; barren.
凄凉的，偏僻的；贫瘠的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
perhaps from Old French gant
可能源自 古法语 gant
[possibly of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
gaunt.ly
adv.（副词）
gaunt.ness
n.（名词）