"boney" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瘦骨嶙峋的
• 骨頭多的

Definition

形容一個人、動物或身體部位因為非常瘦骨頭突出、容易看見或摸到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語詞。形容人多為負面，暗示過瘦或不健康。常用於"boney fingers"、"boney arms"等短語。正統拼寫為"bony"，"boney"較少用。

Examples

His boney hands were cold to the touch.

他那雙**瘦骨嶙峋的**手摸起來很冷。

The dog was so thin, it looked boney.

那隻狗太瘦了，看起來很**瘦骨嶙峋**。

She has very boney knees.

她的膝蓋非常**瘦骨嶙峋**。

I don't like eating chicken wings that are too boney.

我不喜歡喫太**多骨頭的**雞翅。

After being sick, he looked really boney for a while.

生病後，他有一陣子看起來特別**瘦骨嶙峋**。

You can always tell it's winter when your hands start to look boney.

一到冬天，你會發現你的手開始變得很**瘦骨嶙峋**。