/ɪˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/
形容词,意为"极度消瘦的、骨瘦如柴的",通常因饥饿、疾病或营养不良而导致身体严重消瘦。
The emaciated dog was found wandering the streets, desperately searching for food.
那只骨瘦如柴的狗被发现在街上游荡,拼命地寻找食物。
After months of captivity with barely any sustenance, the prisoners emerged emaciated and weak, their hollow cheeks and protruding bones telling a story of unspeakable suffering.
经过数月几乎没有食物的囚禁,囚犯们出来时已经瘦骨嶙峋、虚弱不堪,他们凹陷的面颊和突出的骨骼诉说着难以言表的苦难。
该词源自拉丁语 emaciare,由 e-(表示"出、去")和 macies(意为"瘦弱、消瘦")组成,字面意思是"使变得消瘦"。macies 又与拉丁语 macer(意为"瘦的")相关。该词于16世纪进入英语,最初作为动词 emaciate 使用,后来其过去分词形式 emaciated 逐渐被广泛用作形容词,专门描述因饥饿或疾病导致的极度消瘦状态。