emaciation:消瘦;憔悴;极度消瘦的状态(常指因长期饥饿、疾病或营养不良导致的明显体重下降与体态枯槁)。
/ɪˌmeɪsiˈeɪʃən/
The doctor noted signs of emaciation after months of illness.
医生注意到他在数月疾病后出现了消瘦的迹象。
Emaciation, once hidden by loose clothing, became unmistakable as the crisis dragged on and food supplies dwindled.
起初被宽松衣物掩盖的消瘦,随着危机持续、食物供应减少而变得一目了然。
来自拉丁语 emaciare,意为“使变瘦、使消耗”,其中 *ex-*(加强/使……变成)+ macer(瘦的)。后形成名词 emaciation,表示“变得极瘦的状态”。