“憔悴”常见的英文表达有 “haggard”、“worn-out”、“gaunt” 等,具体使用哪个词需根据语境和想要强调的侧重点来选择:
haggard:强调因忧虑、疲劳或痛苦而显得面容憔悴、疲惫不堪,常带有一种历经沧桑或内心煎熬的感觉。
例句:After staying up all night to study for the exam, she looked haggard the next morning.(为了备考整夜未眠,第二天早上她看起来面容憔悴。)
worn-out:更侧重于形容人因长期劳累、过度使用或精神压力过大,而显得身体和精神上都极度疲惫、憔悴,仿佛快要耗尽精力。
例句:The long - term illness had left him worn - out, both physically and mentally.(长期的疾病让他身心俱疲,显得十分憔悴。)
gaunt:通常用来形容人因饥饿、疾病或极度忧虑而变得面容消瘦、憔悴,给人一种瘦骨嶙峋、缺乏生机的印象。
例句:The refugees looked gaunt and malnourished.(这些难民看起来面容憔悴、营养不良。)