cadaverous
Significado: Resembling a corpse in being extremely pale, thin, or bony; having a deathly appearance.
Cadaverous is the most extreme of the 'thin and unhealthy' descriptors, explicitly invoking the image of a dead body. It is used in literary and journalistic writing for dramatic effect and typically describes faces, complexions, and figures. The word carries a Gothic or macabre quality and is sometimes used with dark humour to describe someone who merely looks unwell.
Ejemplos
- The witness described the suspect as a cadaverous figure lurking in the shadows of the alleyway. 目击者将嫌疑人描述为一个在小巷阴影中潜行的骷髅般的身影。El testigo describió al sospechoso como una figura cadavérica que acechaba entre las sombras del callejón.目撃者は容疑者を、路地裏の影に潜む死人のような人影と描写した。목격자는 용의자를 골목 그늘에 숨어 있던 시체 같은 인물로 묘사했다.
- After weeks of chemotherapy, his cadaverous appearance shocked even his closest friends. 经过数周的化疗后,他形如枯槁的外表甚至让最亲密的朋友也感到震惊。Tras semanas de quimioterapia, su aspecto cadavérico conmocionó incluso a sus amigos más íntimos.何週間もの化学療法の後、彼の死人のような外見は最も親しい友人たちでさえ衝撃を受けた。몇 주간의 항암 치료 후 그의 해골 같은 외모는 가장 가까운 친구들마저 충격에 빠뜨렸다.
- The headmaster was a cadaverous man with hollow cheeks and deep-set eyes who seemed to embody the austerity of the institution. 校长是一个面颊凹陷、眼窝深陷的骨瘦如柴的男人,似乎体现了这所学校的严苛。El director era un hombre cadavérico de mejillas hundidas y ojos profundamente hundidos que parecía encarnar la austeridad de la institución.校長は頬がこけ、目が落ちくぼんだ骸骨のような男で、その学校の厳格さを体現しているようだった。교장은 볼이 움푹 패이고 눈이 깊이 들어간 해골 같은 남자로, 그 학교의 엄격함을 몸소 체현하는 듯했다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, media
Tono: negative
Origen e historia
From Latin cadaverosus (corpse-like), from cadaver (dead body), from cadere (to fall). Entered English in the early 17th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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