形容詞 gaunt:

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

1. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
   骨瘦如柴的身材又細(xì)又瘦，骨骼突出的
2. The old house stood gaunt and empty, a complete ruin.
   那棟舊房子荒涼空洞地佇立著，像一堆廢墟。

gaunt

adj.（形容詞）
gaunt.er,gaunt.est
Thin and bony; angular.See Synonyms at lean 2
瘦弱的：瘦的，瘦骨嶙峋的；骨瘦如柴的參見 lean2
Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
消瘦的，憔悴的；細(xì)長的
Bleak and desolate; barren.
凄涼的，偏僻的；貧瘠的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
perhaps from Old French gant
可能源自 古法語 gant
[possibly of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的納維亞語]

【引伸】
gaunt.ly
adv.（副詞）
gaunt.ness
n.（名詞）