emaciate
의미: To make abnormally thin and weak, especially through illness, starvation, or severe deprivation. Most commonly encountered as the adjective 'emaciated.'
Emaciate describes extreme, visible wasting of the body — bones protruding, muscle loss, hollowed features. The adjective 'emaciated' is far more common than the verb form and carries an immediate visceral impact. It appears frequently in medical reports, humanitarian journalism, and descriptions of famine, neglect, or eating disorders. The word is clinical yet deeply emotive.
예문
- The emaciated horses were discovered in a field without access to food or clean water. 那些骨瘦如柴的马被发现在一片没有食物和清洁水源的田地里。Los caballos demacrados fueron descubiertos en un campo sin acceso a alimento ni agua limpia.やせ衰えた馬たちが、餌も清潔な水もない野原で発見された。극도로 여윈 말들이 먹이와 깨끗한 물이 없는 들판에서 발견되었다.
- Photographs of emaciated prisoners shocked the public and galvanised calls for international intervention. 骨瘦如柴的囚犯照片震惊了公众,激起了国际干预的呼声。Las fotografías de prisioneros demacrados conmocionaron a la opinión pública y catalizaron las demandas de intervención internacional.骨と皮になった囚人たちの写真は世論に衝撃を与え、国際的な介入を求める声を高めた。뼈만 앙상하게 남은 수감자들의 사진은 대중에게 충격을 주었고 국제적 개입을 요구하는 목소리를 촉발했다.
- Months of illness had emaciated him so severely that his own family barely recognised him. 数月的疾病使他消瘦到家人几乎认不出他的程度。Meses de enfermedad lo habían demacrado tanto que su propia familia apenas lo reconoció.数か月の闘病で彼は極度にやせ衰え、家族さえもほとんど見分けがつかないほどだった。수개월간의 투병으로 그는 극도로 수척해져 가족조차 거의 알아보지 못할 정도였다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: medical, journalism, humanitarian
어조: solemn
기원과 역사
From Latin emaciare (to make lean), from e- (out of, thoroughly) + macies (leanness, thinness), related to macer (thin). Entered English in the 17th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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