scrawny
/ˈskrɔːni//ˈskrɔni/
- adj.
- 瘦的，骨瘦如柴的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
scrawny
词源说明
A variant of dialectal scranny (“thin; lean; scraggy; poor; scanty; of inferior quality”), perhaps from Old Norse skran (“rubbish; junk”) + -y. Compare Norwegian skran (“lean, thin, skinny”), English scrannel (“lean; meager; poor; worthless”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Old Norse skrælna (“to be shrivelled”).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Thin, malnourished, and weak.