Old English hlanc "loose and empty, slender, flaccid," from Proto-Germanic *hlanka-, forming words meaning "to bend, turn," perhaps with a connecting notion of "flexible" (see flank (n.)). In Middle English, "Some examples may be long adj. with unvoicing of g" ["Middle English Dictionary"]
雙語例句
1. She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty.
她用手指梳了梳自己的長發，頭發摸起來又油又髒。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She had lank hair and sallow skin.
她頭發平直，皮膚發黃。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I've got lank work to do.
我有很多工作要做。
來自《權威詞典》
4. She looked at the lank figure leaning against the porch column, chewing a straw.
思嘉打量著這個靠在廊柱上 、 跟裏嚼著幹草的瘦個子.
來自飄（部分）
5. He rose to lank height and grasped Billy McMahan's hand.