Lankiness is how a person looks and moves when they are very tall and thin, with long arms and long legs that do not quite seem to belong to them yet.

Lankiness is指的是 how a person looks and moves一個人看起來、動起來的樣子 when they are very tall and thin當他們又高又瘦的時候，with long arms and long legs手腳都很長 that do not quite seem to belong to them yet感覺好像還不太屬於自己。

It is not only “thin.” A short thin person is not lanky. The picture is someone stretched, a bit loose in the joints, who may bump a doorway or not know where to put their elbows.

It is not only “thin.”它不只是「瘦」而已。A short thin person is not lanky.矮又瘦的人不算lanky。The picture is someone stretched這個畫面是一個人被拉長了，a bit loose in the joints關節有點鬆散，who may bump a doorway可能會撞到門框 or not know where to put their elbows或不知道手肘該擺哪裡。

People say it a lot about teenagers, because bodies can shoot up faster than the person can get used to them.

People say it a lot大家很常這樣說 about teenagers用來形容青少年，because bodies can shoot up faster因為身體抽高的速度，than the person can get used to them比人能習慣的速度還快。

The word can sound fond, or a little teasing, depending on the voice. It is everyday English, not a doctor’s word.

The word can sound fond這個字可以聽起來很疼愛，or a little teasing或帶點調侃，depending on the voice要看語氣而定。It is everyday English它是日常英文，not a doctor's word不是醫生用的詞。

The person is lanky; lankiness is that tall, thin, slightly awkward way of being.

The person那個人 is lanky是lanky；lankiness指的就是lankiness，that tall那種高、thin瘦、slightly awkward way of being又有點笨拙的樣子。